Getting closer to THE BALKAN LINE

Filming of BALKAN LINE – Breathtaking war action feature film about the secret operation to capture the airfield Slatina in Kosovo in 1999 – started in Serbia.

Wars are darker than what one can imagine, hiding despicable human actions.
Based on true accounts, BALKAN LINE will put light on one of the most horrible war crime, that of Organ Trafficking…

In the spotlight of this large-scale heroic drama is a 600 Km forced march of a Russian peacekeeping battalion from Bosnia to a military airfield in Kosovo and the previous daring operation to seize an important bridgehead (foothold) for NATO by Russian special forces.
It was then, during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, that Russia, for the first time after “perestroika euphoria,” realized that it had its own interests that needed to be guarded.
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Historians call these events the most dangerous exacerbation of relations between Russia and the West since the time of the Caribbean crisis; the fate of the entire planet was being decided. In the event of the failure of the Russian plan, the XX century could end in a world war. The patriotic drama BALKAN LINE will, for the first time, lift the veil of secrecy over a fateful secret operation, details of which, still remain classified to this day.

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In the film, Gosha Kutsenko, Milos Bikovich, Anton Pampushny, Milena Radulovic, the legend of the world cinema Goiko Mitić, and other popular Russian and Serbian actors are shot in the film about turning points in the life of Russia and the whole world. State (government) support for the new domestic blockbuster BALKAN LINE, directed by Andrei Volgin, is provided by the Ministry of Culture of Russia and Serbia.

AMADEUS ENTERTAINMENT, London-based International Sales Company run by its MD Ivo Fiorenza, secured the world film distribution rights and will be pre-selling it at the upcoming American Film Market in Los Angeles. Japanese distribution company, NEW SELECT, has already secured a distribution deal with a planned theatrical release towards the last quarter of 2018.

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Synopsis:
In 1999, Serbia is bombed and the Kosovo region is left for plunder by bandits under the command of Albanian warlord, Smuk. The removal of the human organs take place within the territories under the control of the bandits along with robberies, mass assassinations and a despicable planned Serbian genocide. The Russian intelligence officer Bek Ethoev and former paratrooper turned-mercenary Andrey Shatalov, head towards a small detachment, tasked with the dangerous mission to stop the terrorism, recapture the control of the airfield used by the bandits and to rescue Shatalov’s love interest Yasna, who was captured to be harvested for organs, like the rest of the Serbian prisoners. Will our heroes manage to rescue Yasna? And what about the destiny of thousands in captivity?

Language: Russian with English subtitles

The sizzle reel shows the style and overall feel of the film and the director’s vision:

https://vimeo.com/236936612 (English Subtitles will be added shortly)