Content Details
Bottlemen
Duration: 84’
Language: Serbian
Subtitle: English
Production Year: 2023
Format: 2K HD
Directors: Nemanja Vojinović
Origin: Serbia, Slovenia
SYNOPSIS
On the outskirts of Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, lies one of the biggest landfills in Europe – Vinča. Once an archeological site of the European neolithic, this toxic place, unsettled by fires, is a workplace for a community of plastic bottle collectors – Bottlemen. In this documentary-western, we follow the last days of this community before their jobs become obsolete, as we focus on the struggle of a good-hearted boxer, Yanika, to be a group leader in a chaotic system.
AWARDS
Sarajevo Film Festival 2023 – Best Documentary – Heart of Sarajevo award, Zurich Film Festival 2023, Cottbus Film Festival 2023, Festival dei Popoli 2023 – Premio dei Distribuzione CG, Verzio Doc Film Festival 2023, CPH:DOX 2024, Dani Balkana Munich 2024, Zagreb Dox 2024, Evropa Film Akt / Festival L’Europe autour de l’Europe 2024, The European Film Festival Romania 2024, Crossing Europe 2024, UnderHill International Film Festival 2024, Shanghai International Film Festival 2024, Five Lakes Film Festival 2024, CineEco Seia 2024, SiciliAmbiente – International Documentary Festival 2024, Mediterranean Film Festival 20244