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Balkan Line

2019 · 130 min

A tense, gritty war thriller that keeps you on edge with its rescue mission and tactical combat.

Directed by
Andrey Volgin
Genres
Drama, Action, War
Starring
Anton Pampushnyy, Gosha Kutsenko, Miloš Biković
Tagline
No choice
Overview
After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK. A small band of soldiers must take over the Slatina airport, and hold it until the Russian peacekeepers arrive.

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Directed by
Andrey Volgin
Genres
Drama, Action, War
Starring
Anton Pampushnyy, Gosha Kutsenko, Miloš Biković
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • violence
  • loyalty
  • justice
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, action, war
Directed by
Andrey Volgin
Written by
Ivan Naumov, Andrey Anaykin, Natalya Nazarova
Starring
Anton Pampushnyy, Gosha Kutsenko, Miloš Biković, Milena Radulović, Gojko Mitić, Ravshana Kurkova, Dmitry Frid, Aleksandar Srećković 'Kubura'
Music
Mikhail Afanasyev
Cinematography
Vyacheslav Lisnevsky
Runtime
130 min
Country
Russia, Serbia
Languages
Russian, Serbian, English

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