According to statistics, every train driver in Serbia unintentionally kills 15
to 20 people during his professional career. The victims include suicides,
careless, drunk or just absent-minded people.
This is a story about the innocent murderers and their lives. Ilija is
a 60-year-old train driver just before retirement. He holds the infamous
record of 28 career kills. Ilija’s 19-year-old adopted son, Sima, is training
to take over the family trade and follow in his father’s tracks. During the
long drives, Ilija tries to prepare his son for the fact that accidents will
happen. The son is terrified, unwilling to become a killer but days go by and
accidents seem to elude them. Anxious that his son is not going to become
a proper driver, Ilija takes the matter in his own hands.
Produced by a famous Serbian actor Lazar Ristovski who also played the
main character, the film has been selected as Serbia’s candidate for the
Academy Award in the best foreign-language film category.