Juzni Vetar 2- Ubrzanje -south - Wind 2- Speed Up...

On IMDb, Juzni Vetar 2 holds a respectable 6.8/10. While critics have noted that the plot relies too heavily on coincidence and that the middle section drags slightly due to exposition about the smuggling routes, the audience score from Balkan viewers is significantly higher (over 85% on regional portals like Cineplexx).

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The film picks up immediately after the events of South Wind. Petar Maraš, having survived the bloody climax, is now a marked man. His mentor, the corrupt cop Stupar (Bogdan Diklić), is dead. The rival Šabac clan wants his head. And most critically, the Russian mafia (introduced as a shadowy force in the first film) is furious over a hijacked drug shipment. Juzni Vetar 2- Ubrzanje -South Wind 2- Speed Up...

Forced to flee Belgrade, Petar hides out with his brother, a mechanic in a small town. But peace is short-lived. A relentless, almost Terminator-like Russian assassin, known only as "The Russian" (played with icy menace by Serbian MMA fighter and actor Miloš Biković—no relation to the lead, confusingly), is dispatched to find and eliminate Petar. The film becomes a desperate, cross-country game of cat-and-mouse, culminating in a spectacular, multi-vehicle chase through tunnels, highways, and industrial zones. The "speed up" is literal: the plot is essentially a 90-minute escape sequence, punctuated by brutal fights and betrayals.

Since the release of Ubrzanje, fans have been clamoring for the conclusion. In late 2023, Milos Avramovic confirmed that the script for South Wind 3 is complete. The third film is tentatively titled Juzni Vetar 3: Prekid (Break/Interruption), suggesting that Petar will finally force a "full stop" to the war with Stupar.

The "Speed Up" of the second film is the necessary acceleration before the crash. As one character says in the film: "Ako ne mozes da pobegnes, onda moras da ubrzas." (If you cannot run away, then you have to speed up.) On IMDb, Juzni Vetar 2 holds a respectable 6

In Serbia and the former Yugoslavia, Speed Up was a commercial hit, but critics were divided:

Culturally, Speed Up cemented the South Wind franchise as Serbia’s most successful cinematic export outside of festival art films. It appeals to a young, male, region-wide audience who see in Petar a metaphor for their own trapped existence in a system rigged against them.

Warning: Mild Spoilers Ahead

South Wind 2: Speed Up sidesteps the "middle film syndrome" by refusing to slow down. The narrative focuses on Petar’s transformation from a reluctant player into a strategic mastermind.

Here is the breakdown of the central conflict: