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©2002
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1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: April 9, 2002
Set during the height of the Bosnian War in 1993, this film portrays the grim futility of war. A group of Bosnian soldiers are advancing on Serb territory under the cover of a foggy night. At daybreak, the fog lifts, and the Serbs open fire. Soon Chiki is the only Bosnian survivor because he was able to dive into a trench in no man's land. Chiki then watches as two Serbian soldiers use the body of a fallen Bosnian to bait a land mine. He fires on them, killing one, and taking the second, Nino, hostage. Stalemate--both are alone and equally armed, so they are forced to share a wary trust as they try to attract help from either side
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001
Special features: original theatrical trailer
Cinematography, Walther Vanden Ende ; editor, Francesca Calvelli ; music, Danis Tanović ; producers, Frederique Dumas-Žajdela, Marc Baschet, Čedomir Kolar ; writer, Danis Tanović ; director, Danis, Tanović
Branko Djurić, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Šovagović, Georges Siatidis, Serge-Henri Valcke, Simon Callow, Katrin Cartlidge
MPAA rating: R
Double-sided DVD, full-screen and widescreen versions
Soundtrack in Bosnian/Serbo-Croatian (chiefly) and English with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned
closed captioned for the hearing impaired
Cannes Film Festival (2001): Best Screenplay (Danis Tanovic)