Exit Through The Cuckoo's Nest
The story of a soldier who never wanted to be one. His decision never to pull a trigger ultimately led him to military prison. Pretending to be mentally ill, he leaves the war zone and returns to Belgrade via the insane asylum. The same day NATO begins bombing the entire country.
- Original title: Exit Through The Cuckoo's Nest
- Country: Sveits / Switzerland
- Year: 2024
- Length: 19
- Director: Nikola Ilić
- Script: Nikola Ilić
- Photography: Nikola Ilić
- Editing: Corrina Schwingruber Ilić
- Sound: Jan Godde, Aleksander Rančić
- Music: To live for
- Producer: Laurin Merz
Nikola Ilić
Nikola Ilić, originally from Belgrade (Serbia), is an independent filmmaker, and cinematographer interested in creative and observational documentary film-making. Since 2007 he lives, studies and works between Switzerland and Serbia. His short films have been shown and awarded at many international Festivals around the globe. His most recent feature «Doc» (Co-Directed with Corina Schwingruber Ilić) won a DOK Leipzig Golden Dove among other awards.