Bottlemen

Synopsis

Serbia, Slovenia / On the outskirts of Belgrade, Serbia, one of the biggest landfills in Europe spreads across the remains of the ancient Vinča civilization. Plastic bottle collectors aka “Bottlemen” make a hard living from this toxic landscape; but now their vibrant community is facing new and bigger threats. Faced with the imminent privatization of the landfill, an entire community of bottlemen is brought to a dead end, trapped in the gap between technological modernization and inadequate social care system. While the environmental impact of the landfill’s modernization is unknown, the fragile community of collectors will have to face the uncertain destinies on their own.

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