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No Man's Land
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MPAA RATING: R for violence and language
Starring Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic, Georges Siatidis, Serge-Henri Valcke, and Sacha Kremer
Ciki and Nino, a Bosnian and a Serb, are soldiers stranded in No Man's Land -- a trench between enemy lines during the Bosnian war. They have no one to trust, no way to escape without getting shot, and a fellow soldier is lying on the trench floor with a spring-loaded bomb set to explode beneath him if he moves. The absurdity of their situation would be comical if it didn't have such dire consequences. (United Artists / MGM)
| GENRE(S): | Drama |
| WRITTEN BY: | Danis Tanovic |
| DIRECTED BY: | Danis Tanovic |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: April 9, 2002 Video: April 9, 2002 Theatrical: December 7, 2001 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 97 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | Bosnia-Herzegovina / Slovenia / Italy / France / UK / Belgium |
| LANGUAGE(S): | Bosnian (with English subtitles) |
Picked up an Oscar (2002) and a Golden Globe (2001) for Best Foreign Language Film. Also awarded for Best Screenplay, 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
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The average user rating for this movie is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 26 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Armond A. gave it a9:
This is a darkly comic version of ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, and viewers tend to ask whether its political even-handedness doesn't cause it to suffer from the same fault that plagued the old classic. To many veterans and students of "The Great War", it is wrong-headed to portray the German soldiers so sympathetically, even though many of them were indeed just poor slobs doing the dirty work of the Kaiser and his privileged court. At the screening of No Man's Land in my house, our guest was a young diplomat from Croatia who gave us insight into the mutual contribution of the Serbs and Croats to the shooting war in Bosnia. The latter country became a surrogate battleground for other breakaway Yugoslav provinces whose interests were defined by their ex-patriots living abroad. In truth there was no clear victim-villain situation, which makes the dark cynicism of the auteur more in keeping with the facts than one might think.
Amurabi M. gave it a7:
Absurdist and serious comedy of war. This is an attempt to de-mitify the war at Bosnia, covering it with a plenty of black humor. But I have a complain, why american people think that the war in Balcans was terrible and don´t act at the precise moment? I think this film is overrated because that hypocritical sentiment. It´s the triumph of the political correction over the really significant cinematographic values.
Slavisa M. gave it a6:
As I was born in Bosnia and I have lived here for all my life, I was extremely prowd when No Man's Land won the Oscar in 2002. But...I've only seen it later to see, how simple and well, simple it is. In consideration with Amelie Poulain it's a piece of cake, not worth of seing, the least. I do know that people think it's politically correct but..it's just plain simple. Nothing special.
Miko R. gave it a10:
An evenhanded look at the absurdity of our world, and the senseless ignorance that all of us are part of. And at the end of the movie, you may ask yourself "Is this what we have become", and for the life of it, you can't lie to yourself and say "no". Bitter moments of recognition for anyone who's ever been affiliated with the UN, or news TV.
Vee gave it a 10:
A poignant story.
Steve M. gave it a 9:
Joseph Heller redux!
Marta gave it a 9:
Its simplicity and humor are the best war definition.
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