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  • 2001
  • R
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM)
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2001
  • R
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM)
  • 1 h 38 m

Summary 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 si...

Directed By: Danis Tanovic

Written By: Danis Tanovic

  • 2001
  • R
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM)
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2001
  • R
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM)
  • 1 h 38 m

No Man's Land

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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84
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 34 User Ratings
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Summary 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 si...

Directed By: Danis Tanovic

Written By: Danis Tanovic

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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97% Positive
28 Reviews
3% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 29 Critic Reviews
84
97% Positive
28 Reviews
3% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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100
A savage comedy about the war in the former Yugoslavia that artfully mixes comic absurdism with a passion for what's right and a concern for the individuality of all concerned.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
100
In the remarkable, ferociously intelligent new film No Man's Land, Bosnian writer-director Danis Tanovic gives us a movie portrait of the Bosnian War, a conflict that has devastated his country, friends and neighbors -- and found in it both shocking humor and searing, relentless tragedy.
By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW
90
Fierce, funny and finally devastating, Tanovic's superb film offers a timely look at the roots of civil war and acts of terrorism on both sides that can be exploited by political and media hypocrites alike.
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW
88
Begins and ends quietly, like stirrings of thunder from a distant storm. In between comes a tragedy that rolls over us like a compact hurricane.
By Lawrence Toppman FULL REVIEW
75
Land has a lot of funny moments, which are no less serious for being so, especially when the script turns politically prickly.
By Mike Clark FULL REVIEW
70
A mordant battlefield allegory with an absurdist edge.
By J. Hoberman FULL REVIEW
60
A well-mounted, macabre seriocomedy with passing punchlines. And for about half the movie, it's compelling stuff.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 34 User Ratings
8.1
85% Positive
29 Ratings
9% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 34 User Ratings
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9% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Production Company Noé Productions, Fabrica, Man's Films, Counihan Villiers Productions, Studio Maj, Casablanca Film Production, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Télédistributeurs Wallons, Slovenian Film Fund, Eurimages, British Screen Finance Ltd., TPS Cinéma, Multivision, Rai Cinema, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), Canal + Belgique, Fondazione Monte Cinema Verità, Direction du Développement et de la Coopération (DDC), Département Fédéral des Affaires Etrangères, The European Co-Production Fund Limited
Release Date Dec 7, 2001
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.mgmawards.com/nomansland/
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
AFI Fest
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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