Ilija (played by Lazar Ristovski) is a protagonist in Train Driver's Diary.
Protagonist train driver who accidentally kills multiple people and loses his girlfriend on the tracks. He saves a suicidal youth, adopts him, and eventually supports his dream of becoming a driver despite his own trauma. Willing to sacrifice himself to cure the boy's depression, he becomes a passenger as the boy takes over the controls. Sima (played by Petar Korać) is a protagonist in Train Driver's Diary.
Adopted son of Ilija. Originally a suicidal youth saved by the protagonist, he becomes determined to follow Ilija into the train driver profession. Plagued by anxiety and depression over failing to hit anyone, he ultimately fulfills his dark cycle by running over Ljuba the Maniac, becoming the train driver by the film's end.
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Characters
Ilija
(played by Lazar Ristovski) — protagonist
Protagonist train driver who accidentally kills multiple people and loses his girlfriend on the tracks. He saves a suicidal youth, adopts him, and eventually supports his dream of becoming a driver de...
Sima
(played by Petar Korać) — protagonist
Adopted son of Ilija. Originally a suicidal youth saved by the protagonist, he becomes determined to follow Ilija into the train driver profession. Plagued by anxiety and depression over failing to hi...
Key Relationships
Ilija → Sima
(Family Adoptive Father)
Story Analysis
A traumatized train driver adopts a suicidal boy, leading to a cycle of dread that culminates in a sacrificial role reversal.
Plot Progression
Shadows of the Rails
The Adoption & The Wish
The Weight of Dread
Sacrifice & Succession
Directed by Miloš Radović
Train Driver's Diary (2016) · 6.7/10 · comedy, drama
