Hitna Pomoc

Synopsis:
The Ambulance is a contemporary historical film reflecting the drama of the profound social changes that the Serbian society underwent at the turn of this century. The story - spanning from the collapse of the last European totalitarianism in 2000 to the current queuing of this fragile Balkan democracy in the lobby of the European Union eight years later, is delivered through an account of the development of the local ambulance service. Adhering to the spirit of modern neo-realism, this evolution is illustrated by three stories set in three different periods linked by mutually connected and conditioned characters. And there is also a dream in it...

Director's statement: "I wanted to make a film that will mirror the spirit inherent to the downfall of totalitarianism and to the stuttering years of Serbian democracy. My intention was to make a profoundly human film pursuing universal values; a film whose characters will be equally loved and understood by the audience - through a discreetly implemented idea of forgiving and repentance. The Ambulance as a metaphor of the awareness that social erosion can only be stopped through mutual understanding."

About the director:
Born in Belgrade in 1957. Graduated art history from Belgrade's Faculty of Philosophy in 1982. Between 1977 and 1980 he sojourned in Munich on a scholarship awarded by the Goethe Institute. After his return to Belgrade, he has worked as writer and director of both feature and documentary films.
One of the most awarded filmmaker from the South Eastern Europe in the last decade. He is a member of the European Film Academy. Currently works as a professor at EICTV (International Film and Television School, San Antonio de Los Banos), Cuba.

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