LUKA (2023)
Director(s) Jessica Woodworth
Script writer(s) Jessica Woodworth
Camerman(s)Virgine Surdej
Year2023
ActorsJonas Smulders, Geraldine Chaplin, Jan Bijvoet, Samvel Tadevossian, Django Schrevens, Sam Louwyck
Film producer(s)Peter Brosens, Maarten D’hollander, Tim Martens (Krater Films, BE) Diana Elbaum (Beluga Tree, BE) Flaminio Zadra, Pilar Saavedra Perrotta (Palosanto Films, IT) Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts (Volya Films, NL) Stefan Kitanov, Mira Staleva (Art Fest, BG) Anzhela Frangyan (Dokino, AM)
Production Company(s)Belgium-Italy-Netherlands-Bulgaria-Armenia
94 min.
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Luka, a young soldier craving battle, heads north to the legendary Fort Kairos where soldiers heroically defend the remains of civilization. He finds instead a dysfunctional force that has never even seen an enemy and is lorded over by a high command bloated with delusions of grandeur. Luka finds comfort in friendships with Konstantin, an enigmatic radar engineer, and Geronimo, a light-hearted private. He proves his formidable sniper skills and gets promoted to Hawk. Stationed among the elite sentries who guard the outermost ramparts, his days melt into a haze of waiting until the day he spots a horse to the north. This triggers a string of tragic events that lead him ultimately to topple the illusion of Fort Kairos.
