The Load
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, 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.
Cast
Leon Lučev
Pavle Čemerikić
Tamara Krcunović
Ivan Lučev
Crew
Ognjen Glavonić
Dragana Jovović, Stefan Ivančić, Ognjen Glavonić
Sophie Erbs, Ankica Jurić Tilić, Pouria Heidary Oureh
Tatjana Krstevski
Jelena Maksimović
Jakov Munizaba
Zorana Petrov
Maja Mirković
Detailed information
Non-Aligned Films (RS), Cinéma Defacto (FR), Kinorama (HR), Three Gardens Film (IR)
New Europe Film Sales (PL)
CNC - aide aux cinémas du monde (France), Croatian Audiovisual Centre (Croatia), Eurimages, Visions Sud Est (Switzerland), Hubert Bals Fund (The Netherlands), Film Center Serbia (Serbia), AP Vojvodina (Serbia), Doha Film Institute (QA)
Awards
San Sebastian, Spain
Competition programme, Amnesty International Award for the Best Feature Film
Sofia, Bulgaria
Balkan Competition, The Balkan Jury Special Mention
Trieste, Italy
Competition programme, CINEUROPA award
Marrakech, Morocco
Competition programme, Best direction prize
Belgrade, Serbia
Main competition programme, Grand Prix "Aleksandar Sasa Petrovic“ for the best film
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Competition programme, Special Mention of the Jury
Zagreb, Croatia
Competition programme, The Golden Pram for Best Feature Film
Thessaloniki, Greece
Program Balkan survey
Anatolia, Turkey
Competition programme, Best Foreign Film award
Minsk, Belarus
Competition programme, Best screenplay award
Cottbus, Germany
Competition programme, FIPRESCI prize for the Best Film, Special Mention of the Jury
Pingyao, China
Competition programme, Roberto Rossellini award for Best Director
Haifa, Israel
Competition programme, FEDEORA Award for Best Foreign Film
Sakhalin, Russia
Competition programme, Special Jury Award
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Competition programme, Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor (Leon Lucev)
Kosice, Slovakia
Competition programme, Blue Angel Award for Best Director (Ognjen Glavonic)
Kiev, Ukraine
Official competition, Special Jury Diploma
Festivals
San Sebastian, Spain
Competition programme
Copenhagen, Denmark
Fiction for Real
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
World Cinema
Sofia, Bulgaria
Balkan Competition, competition programme
Mexico City, Mexico
International Competition
Vilnius, Lithuania
Critics’ Choice Programme
Prague, Czech Republic
Balkan Echoes
Moscow, Russia
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Bright Future competition
Trieste, Italy
Competition programme
Würzburg, Germany
Competition programme
Les Arcs, France
Program Hauteur
Marrakech, Morocco
Competition programme, Best direction prize
Thiruvananthapuram, India
World Cinema Programme
Belgrade, Serbia
Main competition programme, Grand Prix "Aleksandar Sasa Petrovic“ for the best film
Bruxelles, Belgium
Panorama Programme
Toronto, Canada
Lodz, Poland
Panorama of European Film - Discovery
Gijon, Spain
Official selection
Goa, India
Programme Centenary Award for the Best Debut Feature Film of a Director
Gonfreville-l'Orcher, France
Competition programme
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Competition programme, Special Mention of the Jury
Zagreb, Croatia
Competition programme, The Golden Pram for Best Feature Film
Thessaloniki, Greece
Program Balkan survey
Anatolia, Turkey
Competition programme, Best Foreign Film award
Minsk, Belarus
Competition programme, Best Screenplay award
Stockholm, Sweden
Competition programme
Cottbus, Germany
Competition programme, FIPRESCI prize for the Best Film, Special Mention of the Jury
Cork, Ireland
Features International programme
Pingyao, China
Competition programme, Roberto Rossellini award for Best Director
Vienna, Austria
Sao Paulo, Brasil
New Directors Competition
Bucharest, Romania
London, UK
Program Journey
Bogota, Colombia
Bucharest, Romania
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Vancouver, Canada
Program Panorama
Haifa, Israel
Competition programme, FEDEORA Award for Best Foreign Film
Helsinki, Finland
Piešťany, Slovakia
Toronto, Canada
Program "Discovery"
Sakhalin, Russia
Competition programme, Special Jury Award
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Competition programme, Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor (Leon Lucev)
Wroclaw, Poland
Competition programme
Kosice, Slovakia
Competition programme, Blue Angel Award for Best Director (Ognjen Glavonic)
Kiev, Ukraine
Official competition, Special Jury Diploma
Cannes, France
Programme "Directors' Fortnight"