BOTTLEMEN

On the outskirts of Serbia’s capital, Belgrade lies one of the biggest landfills in Europe – Vinča. Once an archaeological 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.
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Written and directed by: Nemanja Vojinović
Cinematography: Igor Marović
Editing: Dragan Von Petrović
Music: Predrag Adamović
Sound: Boštjan Kačičnik
Producers: Marija Stojnić, Nemanja Vojinović
Production: Rt dobre Nade, Set Sail Films
Co-producers: Viva Videnović
Co-production: URGH!, RTV Slovenia
Festivals and Awards: Sarajevo Film Festival 2023 – Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary

About the author:

Nemanja Vojinović studied film directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, where he graduated in 2012. His short documentary film Reality, Fuck off won awards at regional and international festivals. In 2013, he directed his first feature film Where is Nadja? He made his feature documentary debut as a director and producer with Las Distancias (2017), in which he followed emigrants from Cuba to the United States. Nemanja is a Member of the Association of Documentary Filmmakers of Serbia, DOKSERBIA.