Overview
A young man's ambition leads him into a dangerous game with the mafia, where the stakes are life and death.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- gritty
- tense
- bleak
- crime movie night
- international thriller night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The central mafia leader works for the chief of police, making Petar's conflict inseparable from official authority.
Petar's crossing of the mafia leader places both him and his family in danger.
The plot follows an underground gang member through the criminal networks of Belgrade.
Petar's transgression against a powerful mafia figure drives escalating danger and pressure.
Films like South Wind, and why
A Prophet
shared gangster crime, escalating criminal pressure, and morally compromised protagonists
Eastern Promises
shared urban criminal underworld, family jeopardy, and tense thriller momentum
Gomorrah
shared crime drama intensity, power struggles, and loyalty under threat
The Trap
shared Serbian regional setting, organized crime, and gritty social realism
Movie Details
- Director
- Miloš Avramović
- Release Date
- 2018-10-23
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (93)
Cast
- Miloš Biković
- Miodrag Radonjić
- Dragan Bjelogrlić
- Nebojša Glogovac
- Miloš Timotijević
- Jovana Stojiljković
- Srđan 'Žika' Todorović
- Bogdan Diklić
- Hristo Shopov
- Ivaylo Zahariev
Common questions
- What is South Wind about?
- A Belgrade gang member’s defiance of a police-connected mafia boss turns a criminal hustle into a dangerous fight to protect his family.
- What is South Wind like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of South Wind as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is South Wind violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in South Wind as brutal.
- Which films are like South Wind?
- Films with a similar feel include A Prophet, Eastern Promises, Gomorrah, and The Trap.
- How long is South Wind?
- South Wind runs 125 minutes.
