Guardians of the Formula

In 1958, during the Cold War, two scientists at the Vinca Scientific Institute near Belgrade faced a race for survival when they were exposed to a lethal dose of radiation and taken by the Yugoslav secret police to the Curie clinic in Paris for treatment. The film follows their story, including the first bone marrow grafts between unrelated donors and hosts ever made in the world, as French medical team leader professor Georges Mathé proposes an intervention that could save their lives. Doctor Mate (Alexis Manenti), a scientist among the group, is subjected to this life-saving treatment, along with Leka Ranković (Dragan Bjelogrlić).