Serbian police shot dead a young man outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade in the early hours of Wednesday after what authorities called a “terrorist attack”. The country’s interior minister, Ivica Dacic, said the attacker had rushed at a police officer with two knives while shouting the phrase “Allahu Akbar”. The officer sustained a minor
Amid the turmoil of mass student protests in the streets of Belgrade, two young people are bonded by a rash act of rebellion, despite their outwardly incompatible ideologies. The premise of Serbian writer-director Jelena Maksimović‘s “Until the Day Ends” portends a tidy political parable — a sort of “why can’t we all get along” homily
Vučić has spent two terms as president and cannot seek a third term, so he is now leading his party with the aim of returning to the post of prime minister, which he left in 2017. The right-wing populist leader has doubled down on unfounded allegations that his opponents are not so much students and
Telecommunications giant Telekom Srbija is looking to position itself as not only the leading production hub in Serbia but a regional juggernaut for the countries of the former Yugoslavia, exporting local content while attracting international productions to the Balkan nation. “Our next chapter is a deeper connection with our international partners, and presenting not only
Vertical has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Sanctuary,” an English-language, post-apocalyptic thriller starring “The Handmaid’s Tale’s” Nina Kiri. According to the synopsis, “Sanctuary” is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, where the discovery of a cryogenically suspended woman provokes fear in a desperate village, sending a young warrior and the mysterious woman on a quest for
A rare eastern imperial eagle has been rescued from animal traffickers and released back into the wild in Serbia after months in captivity. After leaving the nest last year, Feliks was caught in Syria by poachers who eventually demanded a ransom – which was refused. After protracted talks the bird was taken to a wildlife
