Wake up, Serbia! Pumpaj: The Student Uprising

In a Europe where youth increasingly drift between political apathy and the lure of far-right populism, Serbia’s students have created the largest protest movement in decades. What began as an anti-corruption demonstration following the collapse of Novi Sad’s train station – a tragedy that exposed endemic corruption – has become the longest student strike in modern European history.

From university occupations to peaceful marches challenging Aleksandar Vučić’s regime, a new generation dares to imagine democracy against fear, repression, and the shadows of the Balkan wars. Can a non-violent revolution succeed in the 21st century? Why is Europe silent? And can Serbia break free from ultranationalism to claim a plural and democratic future?

With exclusive access inside Belgrade’s University of Dramatic Arts, the birthplace and nerve center of the uprising, this film, the latest episode in the Emmy-award winning ‘Point of No Return’ series, captures the victories, contradictions, and struggles of a movement whose battle of ideas could shape not only Serbia’s destiny, but that of a Europe in crisis.