LA CARGA (TERET)

Ognjen Glavonic

Serbia, France, Iran, Qatar, Croatia 97 min. min Catalan premiere

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. He knows that once the job is over, he will need to return home and face the consequences of his actions.

Themes

HistorySocial IssuesThriller

Filmmaker

Ognjen Glavonic

(Yugoslavia, 1985) His shorts have been selected by more than 50 international festivals. His first documentary, Zivan Makes a Punk Festival, was screened at Rotterdam and the second, Deapth Two, was in the Forum section of the Berlinale. Teret is his first fiction movie.

Filmography: La carga (2018), Deapth Two (2016), Zivan Makes a Punk Festival (2014)

Ognjen Glavonic

Film information

Original Title: The Load
Director: Ognjen Glavonic
Script: Ognjen Glavonic
Contact: La Aventura Audiovisual
With: Leon Lucev, Pavle Cemerikic, Tamara Krcunovic, Ivan Lucev, Igor Bencina
Country: Serbia, France, Iran, Qatar, Croatia
Year: 2018
Format: DCP
Length: 97 min. min
Language: Serbian
Subtitles: Spanish
Edition: 2019

Awards

Best actor in Sarajevo | FIPRESCI Award in Cottbus | Feodora Award in Haifa | Best Director in Marrakech