Signal One by Arijana Kovacic

West Berlin, 1977. Igor, a young philosophy student from Belgrade, travels to the divided city to visit his family. Arriving with no specific expectations, he is instead pulled into the raw, unfiltered energy of the burgeoning punk movement. He meets Petra, whose personal tragedy makes the political conflict of the era visible and real.

"Signal One" is an atmospheric journey back to Berlin, oscillating between riot and standstill. Filmed in January 2026 during the major power outage in Southwest Berlin, the movie captures a unique, gritty authenticity. Following its premiere in Belgrade, this co-production now arrives in the city where its story began. Featuring a soundtrack and appearance by the Belgrade-based band "Dram," the film tells a story about the courage to find one's own loud, disobedient, and unhidden voice.

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Directed and Developed by Arijana Kovačić

Cast

Igor: Djordje Mišina

Petra: Sarah Goebel

Slobodanka: Ružica Hajdari

Zoran: Aleksandar Jovanović

The Policeman: Merten Schroedter

Map Seller / Radio Speaker: Karsten Wolf

The Librarian: Gabriele Goebel

Band

Singer: Stefan Aćimović

Guitar: Marko Arižanović

Bass: Petar Blagojević

Drums: Nikola Grozdanović

Extras

Sinit Mulubrhan

Astrid Liere

Elly Tscherkesow

Rahel Pommerenke

Sonia Bialasiewicz

Alice Dronsella 

Nico Koch 

Julia Chiara Collina 

Leah Marthe Mennrich 

Winnie Salein

Crew

Screenwriter: Jakob Wollanke

Co-writer and Story by: Arijana Kovačić

Producer: Rico Pasemann

Production manager: Arijana Kovačić

Edited by Luka Palić

Director of Photography: Alexandros Liossatos

Gaffer: Ana Novaro

1st AD: Anja Đekić

Script Continuity: Jakob Wollanke & Nikolina Kovačić

Sound mixer: Daniel Karolewski

Costume designer: Inès Torrens

Costume designer on set: Valentina Ciancio

Set designer: Jette Winter

Production assistant: Jeanne Jonquet

Set Photographer: Melih Demirkol

Social Media Manager: Olivia Nonn

Sound designer: Phillipp Rospleszcz

Soundtrack by band Dram

Soundtrack producer: Petar Blagojević

Transportation and Cathering coordinator: Nikolina Kovačić

Transportation: Filip Savić & Dejan Kovačić

Cathering: Dejan Kovačić & Sandra Kovačić

Soundtrack

“Blitzkrieg Bop” cover by Dram

originally by Ramones

“White Riot” cover by Dram

originally by Clash

“Babylon’s burning” cover by Dram

originally by The Ruts

Instrumental by Marko Arizanović

“Biti ružan, pametan i mlad” cover by Dram

originally by Pekiške Patke

Special thanks

• Band “Dram” from Belgrade
• SO36
• Hennwack: The Antiquarian Bookstore
• Petar Srdanovic - for the philosophy background of the film
• Paulina Kraft - for the philosophy background of the film
• Special thanks to: Silke Johrden, Michael Pasemann, Alexander Wollanke, Susanne Wollanke, Hannes Wollanke, Gregory Kujat, Arijana’s parents Sandra and Dejan Kovaćić
• Thanks to everyone who donated to make this film possible
• Farbfilm
• Thanks to all the extras at SO36

Thanks to all the family and friends for making this film possible.