Bałkańska rubież jako konserwatywny remiks czerwonego westernu
The Balkan Line as a Conservative Remix of the Red Western

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a contextual analysis of the Russian-Serbian film The Balkan Line (dir. Andrey Volgin, 2019). The film is set in Kosovo in 1999 and depicts the events known as the “incident at Pristina Airport.” The Balkan Line is deeply rooted in the tradition of Soviet and Yugoslav propaganda cinema, particularly the so-called red western. This term refers to a broad category of films produced in socialist countries, which engage in an intertextual dialogue with the most American of film genres. The Balkan Line is examined as an example of contemporary propaganda cinema that employs well-established narrative conventions and rhetorical devices, adapting them to the demands of the current ideological climate.

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