The Border Post
ComedyDramaRomanceWar
At a small border-post on the Yugoslav-Albanian border, yet another generation of soldiers suffering the usual amount of boredom awaits the end of their service, counting days to the moment when they should take their uniforms off for good. However, when their liuetenant is secretly diagnosed with siphilis, he decides to keep them at their positions in order to ensure a safe and secretive treatment by the medic, inventing a fictional military conflict as a means to keeping them in line.
VIBE
A darkly comedic and melancholic look at the crushing boredom of military life on the cusp of war. The slow burn builds a sense of dread, punctuated by absurdist moments that highlight the futility of it all.
bleakabsurdistmelancholicdarkly comedicslow-burnarthousecharacter-drivenperiod pieceboredomimpending doommilitary lifeyouth
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