GUARDIANS OF THE FORMULA
In 1958, during the Cold War, two scientists, two worlds, and two ideologies faced a race for survival at the Vinca Scientific Institute near Belgrade.
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October 1958, the Cold War is at its peak. The fear of a nuclear war is growing every day. Working on a secret experiment at the state nuclear institute Vinča in Yugoslavia, a group of young communist scientists led by Professor Dragoslav Popović get irradiated with a lethal dose of uranium. Under the veil of secrecy, in the middle of the night, on a special flight, they are sent to Paris to the Institut Curie clinic for experimental medical treatment headed by respected doctor Georges Mathé.
Doctor Mathé who is a fiery adversary to nuclear weapons feels a genuine contempt for the work endeavors of Professor Popović and his team. On the other hand, they doubt Mathé’s true intentions to cure them. As they are left with only days to live, the medical team still has no solution. So, Doctor Mathé proposes to perform the first-ever human bone marrow transplant.
Is it an experiment with human lives or does he truly want to help?
Based on a true story.
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Sarajevo Film Festival 2023 - Audience Award
Locarno Film Festival 2023 - Piazza Grande Award
Palm Springs InF’l ilm Festival - Best of he Fest Audience Vote
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Director Dragan Bjelogrlić Screenwriters Vuk Ršumović, Ognjen Sviličić, Dragan Bjelogrlić Cast Alexis Manenti, Radivoje Raša Bukvić, Lionel Abelanski, Ognjen Mićović, Anne Serra, Jérémie Laheurte Editor Milena Predić Director of Photography Ivan Kostić Producers Dragan Bjelogrlić, Dragan Šolak Co-Producers Miroslav Mogorović, Aleš Pavlin, Andrej Štritof, Tomi Salkovski, Djordje Vojvodić Production Designers Jelena Sopić, Jovana Cvetković Sound Design Ivan Neškov Year 2023 Category Fiction Language French, Serbian Run time 120 mns Original title ČUVARI FORMULA Countries of production Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, North Macedonia Production company Cobra film
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Dragan Bjelogrlic is one of the greatest Serbian actor, director, and producer. Among successful acting career that lasts 40 years, last two decades he also devoted to producing and directing movies and TV shows, therefore he became one of the most recognized and successful cinematographic creators in the entire region.
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The world is divided ideologically. The world is divided economically. Once again, we are on the brink of a great war. Humanity and empathy can save us only. In this movie, I explored how the formula of death can become the formula of life.
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