Balkan Line
Seen it?2019 | 130 min | Drama, Action, War
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans and history buffs. If you loved The Dirty Dozen, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide on a $4 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrey Volgin
- Anton PampushnyyAndrey Shatalov
- Gosha KutsenkoBek
- Miloš BikovićVuk Majewski
- Milena RadulovićJasna Blagojević
- Gojko MitićGoran Milić
- Ravshana KurkovaVera
- Dmitry FridShtern, doctor
- Aleksandar Srećković 'Kubura'Smuk
- Svetlana ChuikinaMarta
- Miodrag RadonjićAmir