The Red Colored Grey Truck

In the sweltering summer of 1991, Belgrade teeters on the edge of disintegration as Yugoslavia unravels. The city’s streets pulse with a uneasy blend of ordinary bustle and the distant rumble of an impending conflict, casting a surreal light over everyday life. The air is thick with a mix of hope, uncertainty, and a darkly comic absurdity that seems to cling to every cracked façade and hurried conversation.

Gavran, a color‑blind, introverted Bosnian who has just been released from prison, is drawn to the open road like a moth to a flickering lantern. His lifelong obsession with trucks gives him a restless energy, and the moment he slips behind the wheel of a bright red vehicle, the city’s uneasy calm is both challenged and reflected in his daring impulse.

Suzana arrives from the heart of the city with a heavy secret—she is pregnant and wrestling with the decision of an abortion. While hitchhiking toward Dubrovnik, a near‑miss forces an uneasy partnership; she leverages what she can to persuade Gavran to take her farther than either expected. Her urban sensibility, sharp wit, and urgent desperation sharply contrast with Gavran’s rural stoicism, setting up a tension that crackles like static before a storm.

Together they navigate a world where ordinary encounters are tinged with the surreal, and the looming shadow of war transforms each mile into a fragile pact of survival. Their clashing backgrounds and the stark, colorful backdrop of a collapsing nation create a mood that is simultaneously tender, unsettling, and oddly humorous, inviting the audience to wonder how two strangers might find common ground when everything else is falling apart.

Last Updated: October 14, 2025 at 03:55