The Load (Teret)
Qumra Projects
Ognjen Glavonić / Feature Narrative / Serbia, France, Croatia, Iran, Qatar / 2018
In Serbian
Interests: Drama, Politics, War, Based on a True Story
Rated: Mature subject matter. Not suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 18 are not admitted into cinemas.
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Synopsis
Vlada works as a truck driver during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. Tasked with transporting a mysterious load from Kosovo to Belgrade, he drives through unfamiliar territory, surrounded by the ravages of the war. When his mission is over, Vlada will need to face the consequences of his actions.
About the Director
Ognjen Glavonić was born in 1985 in Pančevo in the former Yugoslavia. His short films have been selected for more than 50 international film festivals. ‘Zivan Makes a Punk Festival’, (2014), his first medium-length documentary, had its premiere at Cinéma du Réel and has been screened at more than 40 international film festivals, among them the International Film Festival Rotterdam, CPH:DOX, and IndieLisboa. His feature-length documentary ‘Depth Two’ (2016) had its premiere in the Forum section at the Berlin International Film Festival, and was named best film at DokuFest Prizren, Message to Man St. Petersburg, OpenCity Docs London, the Festival dei Popoli Firenze, and Kassel Dokfest, among others. ‘The Load’ is his feature-length narrative debut.
Credits
- Director
- Ognjen Glavonić
- Screenwriter
- Ognjen Glavonić
- Producer
- Stefan Ivančić, Dragana Jovović, Ognjen Glavonić
- Cast
- Leon Lucev (Vlada) Pavle Cemerikic (Mihailo) Tamara Krcunovic (Milica) Ivan Lucev (Vuk)