“Warriors of the Wasteland” Poster
Debuting on Digital July 7 from Well Go USA is Warriors of the Wasteland, a post-apocalyptic Serbian film from Nemanja Ćeranić (Loan Shark).
In a distant future following a nuclear catastrophe, the West Balkans have become a lawless wasteland where the most valuable currency is the bullet. A mysterious blind fiddler wanders the ruins, singing the legend of the “Grain People” — a peaceful community of wheat-growers who refuse to submit to a distant city’s tyranny. When a young warrior’s family is slaughtered by a deranged warlord, he embarks on a bloody quest for vengeance. Armed only with a blade and a motorcycle, he must navigate radioactive cults and hallucinations to protect the last remnants of civilization.
The upcoming thriller stars Igor Benčina (Sword of Vengeance), Isidora Simijonović (A Good Wife), Sergej Trifunović (The Border Post), Marta Bjelica (Offenders), and Jovo Maksić (Father).
Footnote: Aside from sharing the same title and post-apocalyptic theme, this film has no connection to Enzo G. Castellari’s 1983 cult classic, Warriors of the Wasteland (aka The New Barbarians). That said, the influence of Castellari’s (1990: Bronx Warriors) film – which itself was practically a knockoff of George Miller’s Mad Max franchise – is hard to miss.
A Trailer is due soon. Until then, here are a packed of stills, followed by the classic Trailer to 1983’s Warriors of the Wasteland (not to cause confusion, but as long as you’re reading, everything should be crystal clear):
