The Balkan Line (2019)

NATO bombs Belgrad March 1999. June: Serb army pulls out of Kosovo. Some Muslims believe they can now plunder, rape and kill Serbs in Kosovo. 5 Russians are to take Kosovo's airport from such bandits and hold it until peacekeepers arrive.

Director:

Andrey Volgin

Writers:

Andrey Anaykin, Ivan Naumov

Stars:

Emir Kusturica, Milos Bikovic, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic

Cast

Credited cast:
Emir Kusturica	...	Taksist
Milos Bikovic	...	Vuk
Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic	...	Muz
Ravshana Kurkova	...	Vera
Milena Radulovic	...	Yasna
Anton Pampushnyy	...	Andrey Shatalov
Miodrag Radonjic	...	Amir
Dmitriy Frid	...	Doctor Gerhard Shtern
Gojko Mitic	...	Milic
Yuriy Kutsenko	...	Bek
Aleksandar Sreckovic	...	Smuk (as Alexander Srechkovich)
Aleksandar Radojicic	...	Fadilj
Michael Khmurov	...	General Somov
Andrej Sepetkovski	...	Pop
Branka Pujic	...	Zena

Storyline

Yugoslavia, 1999. The Russian task force receives an order to take control of the Slatina airport in Kosovo and hold it until the arrival of the reinforcements. But both the Albanian warlord and NATO generals also want to control this strategic location. The task force is squaring off with the terrorists in an uphill battle while Russian peacekeepers and NATO forces are rushing to support. Once again the world is on the verge of a big war. But for Andrei Shatalov, the commander of the task force, politics are an afterthought. His girlfriend Yasna is among the hostages at the airport.

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Plot Keywords:

female soldier | serbia | albania | kosovo | bosnia | 

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Taglines:

Oni srazhalis za rodinu (They fought for their homeland)

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Genres:

Action | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Alpha Film [Russia]

Country:

Russia Serbia

Language:

Russian Serbian

Release Date:

21 March 2019 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Balkanska medja

Box Office

Budget:

RUR 230,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

RUR 132,929,105 (Russia), 24 March 2019

Company Credits

Production Co:

Archangel Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

141 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the end of the movie, in documentary archive scenes, you can see famous folk star Era Ojdanic in tears.

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Quotes

Smuk: [holding a severed head] I brought you your friend! Come out to greet him!

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Connections

Referenced in Evening Urgant: Gojko Mitic/Milos Bikovic/Loqiemean (2019)

User Reviews

What an experience !!!!

As a survivor of Bosnian War ( i was a child ) and a proud Serbian, this movie I couldn't wait to see!! When the bombings of Serbia were happening I was already in America so the only information I was being fed, was one sided. This movie spotlights the true Heroes Serbian men are, always defending and seeing the Russian partnership even though they have their own problems, made me happy. Unless you lived in a War there is NO way to understand what a horrific experience it is. I love finding out about people, missions and partnerships that occurred to do the right thing!! This movie captured the pain, heartbreak and love all IN ONE. MUST WATCH esp if you like movies based on history and you want to learn about the complicated relations of the people on the Balkans as well as with the World.