The abolishment of a railway station in a remote Bosnian village affects the lives of the local railwaymen.
Acting
Živojinović's craggy face contains multitudes of resignation.
Direction
Ljubić finds comedy in institutional decay.
Director
Vesna Ljubić
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 1986 Yugoslavia, the film eerily predicts the country's own fragmentation just years later — a railway system dissolving mirrors a federation collapsing.
Živojinović was Yugoslavia's biggest action star; casting him as a passive, aging switchman was deliberate subversion of his heroic image.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
YU
