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BOTTLEMEN

dir. Nemanja Vojinović

Documentary western drama about the last days of the hypnotic community of plastic bottle collectors aka bottlemen at one of the biggest unsanitary landfills in the world.

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.

World premiere: Sarajevo Film Festival 2023, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary


Free Zone Film Festival 2024, Serbia | Best Film
Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival 2024, Serbia | Best Documentary Award, Best Cinematography Award
Mediterranean Film Festival 2024, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Documentary (Honorable Mention), Best Cinematographer
Sicilambiente 2023, Italy | Best Film
Zurich Film Festival 2023, Switzerland | Nominee for Best International Documentary
UnderhillFest 2024, Serbia | Nominee for Best Documentary

Film still from "Bottlemen"

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