ROUTE-3

ROUTE-3 (13' | 2019) is a short film by Greek filmmaker Thanasis Neofotistos. Set inside a tram in Sarajevo, the film follows a group of seemingly unrelated passengers who briefly share the same space, the same air, and the same juicy slice of orange.

The film had its international premiere at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2019 and later screened at the 42nd Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2020. It was also selected for We Are One: A Global Film Festival, the historic global online initiative that united major festivals worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ROUTE-3 is part of Neofotistos’ short film trilogy, alongside PATISION AVENUE and AIRHOSTESS-737, portraying characters whose inner worlds slowly surface as public spaces transform into psychological enclosures.

SYNOPSIS

★★★★★
"Exciting!"
UBIQUARIAN

In a tram on Route-3, the Old Lady in the leopard dress treats the passengers with juicy oranges during a hot, but rainy day in the centre of Sarajevo. Nadja, the princess-teen in her pink hijab; Luka, the virgin bully; an Orthodox Priest; an old creepy man and many, many more ordinary people in this tram have nothing in common, but a juicy slice of orange. All except a shy, yet horny, teenager named Amar.

INTRO

★★★★★
"Sweaty Ride!"
WORLDS CINEMA

SHORT FILM | 13' | 2019

DIRECTOR'S NOTE

"As someone who is familiar with the unpleasant feeling of being afraid to express my attraction to someone in public, I identify with Amar, a teenager discovering his “forbidden” sexual attraction for this beautiful Muslim girl. I understand how he feels trapped and judged by the strangers in this conservative, yet full of sexual energy, tram ride of the historic Route-3 in the centre of the charming city of Sarajevo."
-Thanasis-

TRAILER

SPECS

STILLS

BACKSTAGE

MAKING-OF

DIRECTED BY
Thanasis Neofotistos

WRITTEN BY
Marina Symeou

PRODUCER
Dimitris Tsakaleas
Armin Hadzic

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Jovan Marjanović
Mirsad Purivatra
Izeta Građević

PRODUCTION
Obala Art Centar

CO-PRODUCTION
Imagina Pics & DNA Lab

INTERNATIONAL SALES
Radiator IP Sales

CAST
Enes Kozličić
Lazar Dragojević
Simonida Mandić

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carmen Tofeni

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Emina Kujundžić

EDITING
Panos Angelopoulos
Saša Peševski

SOUND DESIGN & MIX
Christos Sakellariou
Studio Chelia
Kostas Chrysogelos
(DNA Lab)

MUSIC
Kostas Chaliasas

CREDITS

PRESS

WE ARE ONE | FESTIVAL | ENG

UBIQUARIAN | REVIEW | ENG

LIFO | INTERVIEW | GR

FUN FACTS

● The film is part of the "Sarajevo City of Film", powered by Sarajevo Film Festival.
● The "Sarajevo City of Film" project's idea was to merge alumni Sarajevo Talents to work together and create a short film tribute to Sarajevo City. The Director, Screenwriter, Producer and DOP were all alumni Talents.
● While the film is in Bosnian language, the director doesn’t speak Bosnian.
● The film is shot inside the most historical Tram of Sarajevo: the Vienna's Tram.
● The Screenwriter of the film, Marina Symeou, was the main actress of the director's successful short film PATISION AVENUE (2018).
● LOGLINE: "Sex, Hijabs & a Tram full of oranges!"

● 44th TIFF TORONTO 2019 - World Premiere
● 42th Clermont-Ferrand 2020
● WE ARE ONE Global Film Festival 2020!
● 19th CONCORTO
● 35th BREST
● 43rd DRAMA DISFF
● 32nd DRESDEN ISFF
● 31st LIFFE Ljubljana
● 21st OFF-COURTS
● 18th TIRANA
& 30 more IFF +still on festivals!