Balkan Line (2019)

Balkan Line: Directed by Andrey Volgin. With Anton Pampushnyy, Milena Radulovic, Yuriy Kutsenko, Ravshana Kurkova. After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK terrorists. A small band of soldiers must take over the Slatina airport, and hold it until the Russian peacekeepers arrive.

“P First, I have distant relatives who suffered due to Serbia elsewhere in the Balkans so I am no fan of Serbia. And my eyes hurt, from rolling, at the frequent lies, and revisionism, by all the parties in the Balkans-Serbs most of all.nP This movie is no more an accurate account of the real world Pristina Airport Inncident than ZULU was an accurate account of the Battle of Rourkeu0026#39;s Drift. Or for that matter the Spanish movie on this conflict, GUERREROS. As with all too many films these days, u0026quot;The Narrativeu0026quot; is front and center.nP What distinguishes this movie is the excellent acting, pretty realistic combat scenes, and the leitmotif of The Last Stand. Strong character development and, unlike in ZULU, the opponents here- the Albanians-have real faces, emotions and lives outside the battle. Plus the line later in the movie when a character observes that of the Magnificent Eightu0026quot; only one is Russian, the rest are diverse, even two Muslims with the u0026quot;Eightu0026quot;.nWant to watch a documentary-accurate account of the Incident? Skip this one for sure. Want to see a good actioneer that highlights the martial values of loyalty, bravery and honor (for BOTH sides)? The watch this one. Accuracy: 2*; Action:: 8*; Pathos:: 8*.”