Balkan Line
Short description
Set during the aftermath of the 1999 NATO bombings in Yugoslavia, this war drama follows a small group of soldiers tasked with seizing the Slatina airport in Kosovo. The unit must hold this strategic location against an Albanian militia until Russian peacekeepers arrive to take control. The conflict centers on the soldiers' fight to maintain the airport and protect civilians trapped there.
Balkan Line was directed by Andrey Volgin, marking the first of three films he has directed. The movie features a cast including Anton Pampushnyy, Gosha Kutsenko, Miloš Biković, Milena Radulović, Gojko Mitić, and Ravshana Kurkova. Produced by Archangel Studios, Upgrade Vision, and Bless Film, the project had a budget of 230 million USD, though it earned 6 million USD at the worldwide box office.
The film has received generally positive feedback from viewers, holding a 6.6 rating on IMDb based on 11,000 votes and a higher score of 7.4 on TMDB from 581 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- Filming took place in Serbia and Russia.
- The film is based on real events that took place in Kosovo in 1999 during the armed conflict between Albanians and Yugoslavia.
- Despite his age, Gojko Mitić performed all the stunts himself without the help of a stunt double.
- All the actors who played military personnel underwent two months of rather grueling training before filming began.
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