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
- DirectorNikola Ilić
- Screenplay Nikola Ilić
- Cinematography
- Cast
- EditingCorina Schwingruber Ilić
- Producer/s Laurin Merz
- Production CompanyHook Film&Kultur Produktion GmbH
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleExit Through the Cuckoo's Nest
- Project TypeDocumentary short
- Completion Date 1 January 2024
- Country of originSwitzerland
- Country of filmingSwitzerland
- LanguageSerbian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo

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.