HYPERTRACTOR
short, fiction • Serbia • ETL 17’ • ERD 2026
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After hyperinflation saps the value of her wallet, Nada, a history professor in sanctions-hit Yugoslavia, becomes a smuggler into neighbouring Romania to find a New Year's gift for her five-year-old son.
LOGLINE
ABOUT
writer - director • Ivan Milosavljević
status • in development / financing
estimated runtime • 17 minutes
estimated budget • 80.000 euros
LABS
LET’S PITCH SOME SHORT - Zagreb
GALICHNIK FILM FESTIVAL ScriptLab
DRAMA FILM FESTIVAL Pitching Lab
MOODBOARD
SYNOPSIS
Yugoslavia, winter 1993. Hyperinflation destroys daily life, but Nada is determined to protect her five-year-old son childhood. Jovan’s New Year’s wish—a yellow toy tractor—becomes her mission. After searching through empty stores, she crosses the Danube into neighbouring Romania. Finally, she finds a toy tractor, but then realises all her money has been stolen. Shaken and desperate, she grabs the toy and runs. Overcome with guilt and shame for stealing, Nada throws it into the river and heads home. On the other side, Jovan waits. Snow finally begins to fall. A miracle rises from the water.