No Man's Land (2001)
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| Release Date: | December 7, 2001 (Limited) |
| Genre: | Comedy, Drama, War, Foreign |
| Director: | Danis Tanovic |
| Writer: | Danis Tanovic |
| Cast: | Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Simon Callow, Katrin Cartlidge, Georges Siatidis, Filip Sovagovic |
| Studio: | United Artists |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for violence and language. |
During the 1993 Bosnian conflict, a Serb and a Bosnian - enemies - become trapped in a trench between their two lines. Neither side knows who they are with, and to make matters worse, there is a third soldier in the trench with them, sitting on a mine that will explode if he moves. The UN is brought in to take care of things, but the peacekeepers may not be able to handle this......
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Movie Review
When No Man's Land won Best Foreign Picture at the 2001 Oscars, I was a little surprised. I had not seen the film, but the only one I knew about in that category was Amelie, that funny French film that was nearly flawless, and because that was the only one that had received any kind of attention in the United States, that was the one I expected to win. Alas, my pick was muted by this Bosnian film about a fictitious situation in the 1993 conflict with Serbia. Having watched the film, this is what I have to say: Full movie review »
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Anonymous says:
April 11, 2004One has to know the Serbs, Bosnians and Croatians to fully understand the situation. The movie makes its point in showing the absurdity of the war, in particular of a war where sometimes former friends were spotting each other over the barrel of a gun. The idea is great and the situations are very realistic. The earned Academy Award was awarded with good reason for the depiction of the clash of all european cultures and mentalities in a strange situation, in weird times.
Anonymous says:
January 10, 2004I don't agree that No Man's Land is not worth oscar. As for Amelie, I didn't think she could win, but neither I did for this movie. It's about happenings during the war in Bosnia. I think the movie is very well made. like, despite war, especialy in the beginning, there's no lack of comic situations, like the 'who started the war' conversation. but as the thing get (even more) complicated, you see what usually happens. There's also the situation between two men. about trust between people. you can see situation when someone has a gun and someone doesn't. you see that people can't change others.
Anonymous says:
November 21, 2003The movie has combined drama and humour to make it more real. It is not supposed to hit you with the depressing aspects of war that has bombarded us over and over again. It is supposed to give you the message (which it does very effectively). AS for the Oscar-worthy bit. Everyone expected Amelie to win. However, being an Indian I was rooting for the Indian contender 'Lagaan'. 'No man's land' was just another movie for me. But when I finally got around to seeing it I realised that this movie is more universal in its appeal.