Igor Benčina

Golden Boy

This is a story about Denis Marković, a young talented football player with a problematic temperament, who from an early age, due to his talent, became a target of various interests.

Videotheque

Running from police, a small time thief finds a refuge in an abandoned video store. Forced to spend night there he decide to watch three horror films.

The Smell of Fresh Paint

Ema (16), after her parents suddenly sell the apartment where she grew up, runs away from home with her younger sister. She becomes obsessed with the only thing standing in her way and that is the man who bought the apartment.

A Handful of Stones

11 year old Ivica is an explorer of the small world around him, a world of industrial wastelands and uncertain terrain. A world that is still less strange than the drama that unfolds in his own home.

The Load

Vlada works as a truck driver during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. Tasked with transporting a mysterious load from Kosovo to Belgrade, he drives through unfamiliar territory, trying to make his way in a country scarred by the war. He knows that once the job is over, he will need to return home and face the consequences of his actions.

Compromise

A young man is given a chance to earn some money by taking care of a cat for a week. Once he goes to meet the owners of the cat he realizes that that's not the only reason why he is invited.

In the Deathroom

When a television network refuses to broadcast Rasko's television show, Rasko decides that it should be sold over the internet in order to expose the truth about the death of his brother, and face the consequences.

Stitches

The story of a woman who firmly believes that her newborn baby was stolen from her more than 20 years ago, while she was told that her baby died.

The Border Post

At a small border-post on the Yugoslav-Albanian border, yet another generation of soldiers suffering the usual amount of boredom awaits the end of their service, counting days to the moment when they should take their uniforms off for good. It is the spring of 1987 and the thought never even crosses their mind that they would, in fact, put them back on quite soon and go to war.

The Last Image of Father

Dusan and Laza are traveling through Eastern Serbia to Belgrade. Terminally ill, Dusan has to find a new home for his son Laza, to whom Dusan is all he has.

Nobody Here

Sara, a 17-year-old girl, is obsessed with her ex-boyfriend Sergej. In absence of a paternal figure, she finds comfort in her bodyguard Dusan.

Son's Will

In the post-apocalyptic future, Jovan, a young man must choose whether to take revenge on his enemy Tudjin for all the crimes he has committed against his family, or peacefully continue his life in the mountain, thus securing his family legacy.

The Name of the People

Life of Serbian patriot and intellectual Svetozar Miletic and his family in a fight to free Serbian people from Austria-Hungary.

The Tower of Strength

A persecuted child finds shelter in the house of the enemy. The host faces an awestruck choice: to save the child's life and his own integrity - or risk losing his family to a group of armed kinsmen.

Sword of Vengeance

In a post-apocalyptic world, Jovan embarks on a dangerous quest to find his sister, kidnapped by a traitor named The Foreigner, who betrayed their village. Along the way, he meets Anđelija, a fierce and mysterious young woman who captures his heart. Guided by her, Jovan battles ruthless enemies with an ancient sword, cutting his way to The City.

Last Day on Earth

In a world collapsing from climate chaos and civil unrest, a boy loses the girl he loves to a series of freak weather events. When she returns, she's not alone — she brings the end of the world with her.

The Vase

Marijana is trying really hard to be happy, settle down and start a family. She is in her late thirties, lives in a one bedroom apartment with her husband Nino, and feels stuck in a rut. One day Marijana and Nino get invited to a dinner party at their friends Tanja and Dule's brand new apartment to meet their baby daughter. Tanja and Dule seem to have it all, and Marijana has a glass of whiskey in her hand...