Exit Through the Cuckoo's Nest

TITLE

Exit Through the Cuckoo’s Nest

DIRECTOR

Nikola Ilić

COUNTRY

Switzerland

YEAR

2024

DURATION

20′

GENRE

Documentary short

Overview

Exit Through the Cuckoo's Nest

This personal short documentary tells the story of a soldier who never wanted to be one. His decision never to pull a trigger led to resistance and ultimately to military prison. Pretending to be mentally ill, he leaves the war zone and returns to Belgrade via the insane asylum. On the day NATO begins bombing the entire country.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Nikola Ilić

Originally from Belgrade (Serbia), Nikola Ilić is an independent filmmaker, and cinematographer interested in creative and observational documentary film-making. Since 2007 lives, studies and works between Switzerland and Serbia. His short films have been shown and awarded at many international Festivals around the globe. His most recent feature Doc (Co-Directed with Corina Schwingruber Ilić) won a DOK Leipzig Golden Dove among other awards.Tree times nominated for the Swiss Film Award. Two times winner of Zürich Film Award and Film Award of Central Switzerland. Co-founder of Pro Short Association. Member of the Swiss and European Film Academy.

Credits

Nikola Ilić

Originally from Belgrade (Serbia), Nikola Ilić is an independent filmmaker, and cinematographer interested in creative and observational documentary film-making. Since 2007 lives, studies and works between Switzerland and Serbia. His short films have been shown and awarded at many international Festivals around the globe. His most recent feature Doc (Co-Directed with Corina Schwingruber Ilić) won a DOK Leipzig Golden Dove among other awards.Tree times nominated for the Swiss Film Award. Two times winner of Zürich Film Award and Film Award of Central Switzerland. Co-founder of Pro Short Association. Member of the Swiss and European Film Academy.

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