The Balkan Line (2019)

Original title

Балканский рубеж

Directed by

Andrey Volgin

Genre

action film, war film

Country

Serbia, Russia

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 574 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Russian-led secret military team is sent to seize control of Slatina Airport in Kosovo during the aftermath of the bombing of Yugoslavia. The operation unfolds under dangerous conditions as the team fights to secure the strategic location.

tensepatrioticgrittyfast-pacedsuspensefulsomberintensevisceral

What happens

The Balkan Line (Russian: Балканский рубеж, romanized: Balkanskiy rubezh; Serbian: Балканска међа / Balkanska međa) is a 2019 Russian–Serbian action film directed by Andrey Volgin, depicting the Russian military's secret operation to capture Slatina Airport in Kosovo after the bombing of Yugoslavia, led by Yunus-bek Yevkurov. The film was released in Russia on 21 March 2019 (three days prior to the 20th anniversary of the events depicted in the film); it was released by 20th Century Fox CIS after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Rounds (2019)
• Newcomer (2017)
• 1942: Unknown Battle (2019)
• Donbas. Borderland (2019)
• Ivana the Terrible (2019)
• Ime naroda (2019)
• Shugaley 2 (2020)
• Russian Consul (2024)