After being dropped off at the site where the truck waits for him, he begins his journey but is soon rerouted by a burning car wreck at a bridge, forcing him to detour to a nearby riverbed.

He sleeps on a waiting area couch in the building and is woken up by an officer who is involved in the transport who orders him to return the truck after washing the cargo hold.

He returns to his wife and teenage son Ivan to discuss what their options are with the bombings continuing for an indeterminate time.

After telling Ivan the story of how his father and uncle were affected by World War II, he gives Him the cassette tape, which Ivan is seen listening to with a friend, closing the film saying “I want to start a band.” Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 100% based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10.

The site's critics' consensus reads: "The Load (Teret) sifts through the wreckage of a horrific conflict to tell the story of a man faced with impossible choices -- and their consequences.