This essayistic personal short documentary tells the story of a soldier who never wanted to be one. Choosing never to pull the trigger, his defiance leads to military prison. Faking mental illness he detours away from the front line, through a lunatic asylum back home to Belgrade on the day that NATO begins bombing the entire country.
Cinematography Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić
Editing Corina Schwingruber Ilić
Screenplay Nikola Ilić
Production Laurin Merz
Sound Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Jan Godde, Aleksandar Saša Rančić
AUDIO: Serbian
SUBTITLE: Romanian, English
11
April,
Friday
Cinema Elvire Popesco - Institutul Francez
8:00 PM
19'
Followed by Q&A with the director
Nikola Ilić
Nikola Ilić
Originally from Belgrade (Serbia), Nikola Ilić is an independent filmmaker and cinematographer interested in creative and observational documentary filmmaking. Since 2007, Nikola Ilić has resided in Switzerland and Serbia. Co-founder of Pro Short Association. Member of the Swiss and European Film Academy.
Filmography: Rakijada - Distilled Village Tales (2016) / Kod Ćoška (Down On The Corner) (2013)
co-directed with Corina Schwingruber Ilić: Dida (2021) / Just Another Day In Egypt (2015) / Kanton Jugoslawien (2013)