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| Release Date: |
December 7, 2001 (Limited) |
| Genre: |
Comedy, Drama, War, Foreign |
| Running Time: |
98 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for violence and language. |
| Director: |
Danis Tanovic |
| Writer: |
Danis Tanovic |
| Cast: |
Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Simon Callow, Katrin Cartlidge, Georges Siatidis, Filip Sovagovic |
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... Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: B+
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: Read the full movie review
User Comments & Reviews
brilliant, by alex
April 11, 2004
One 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.
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