The High Sun

The High Sun

Three decades. Two nations. One love.

2015123 min7.0 / 10

A melancholic, intimate portrait of three forbidden love stories across three decades in war-torn Balkan villages, exploring how personal bonds persist against historical hatred and political division.

Three different love stories, set in three consecutive decades, in two neighbouring Balkan villages burdened with a long history of inter-ethnic hatred: this is a film about the dangers – and the enduring strength – of forbidden love.

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