The Load

Mar 21, 2019

1h 36m

★ 6.3

Overview

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, trying to make his way in a country scarred by the war. He knows that once the job is over, he will need to return home and face the consequences of his actions.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Kinorama

Non-Aligned Films

Three Gardens Films

Cinéma Defacto

Dart Film & Video

The Load Trailers

Cast

Vlada

Leon Lučev

Paja, autostoper

Pavle Čemerikić

Milica Stefanović

Tamara Krcunović

Ivan Stefanović

Ivan Lučev

Igor Benčina

Kosta Bekrić

Novak Bilbija

Tadija Čaluković

Branislav Ćirić

Radoje Čupić

Mateja Dimitrijević

Olga Dimitrijević

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