No Man’s Land (2001)
Coming Out at 19 September 2001 in theaters.
“Ničija zemlja”
Comedy, Drama, War
No Man’s Land is war film that is set in the midst of the Bosnian War. The film is a parable and marked the debut of Bosnian writer and director Danis Tanović. It is a co-production among companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Italy, France, Belgium and the UK. The film won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001.
Two wounded soldiers, a Bosniak (Čiki, portrayed by Branko Đurić) and a Bosnian Serb (Nino, portrayed by Rene Bitorajac) are caught between their lines in the no man’s land, in a struggle for survival. The two soldiers confront each other in a trench, where they wait for dark. They trade insults and even find some common ground. Confounding the situation is another wounded Bosniak soldier (Cera, portrayed by Filip Šovagović) who wakes from unconsciousness. A land mine had been buried beneath him by the Bosnian Serbs; should he make any move, it would be fatal.
A French sergeant (Marchand, portrayed by Georges Siatidis), of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), gets involved in effort to help the three trapped soldiers, despite initial orders to the contrary by high command. UNPROFOR’s mission in Bosnia was to guard the humanitarian aid convoys, to remain neutral and act as a mere bystander. Luckily, an English reporter arrives on scene, bringing media pressure to bear that moves the United Nations high command to swing into action to try to save the soldiers.
Director: Danis Tanovic
Writer: Danis Tanovic
Stars: Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic, Georges Siatidis, Serge-Henri Valcke, Sacha Kremer, Alain Eloy
Cast:
| Branko Djuric | … | Ciki |
| Rene Bitorajac | … | Nino |
| Filip Sovagovic | … | Cera |
| Georges Siatidis | … | Marchand |
| Serge-Henri Valcke | … | Dubois |
| Sacha Kremer | … | Michel |
| Alain Eloy | … | Pierre |
| Mustafa Nadarevic | … | Old Serbian soldier |
| Bogdan Diklic | … | Serbian officer |
| Simon Callow | … | Soft |
| Katrin Cartlidge | … | Jane Livingstone |
| Tanja Ribic | … | Martha |
| Branko Zavrsan | … | Deminer |
| Djuro Utjesanovic | … | Bosnian guide |
| Mirza Tanovic | … | Bosnian officer |
| Boro Stjepanovic | … | Bosnian soldier |
| Almir Kurt | … | Bosnian soldier |
| Ratko Ristic | … | Bosnian soldier |
| Peter Sedmak | … | Bosnian soldier |
| Sasa Petrovic | … | Bosnian soldier |
| Boris Cindric | … | Miralem |
| Danijel Smon | … | Serbian officer #2 |
| Peter Prikratki | … | Serbian soldier |
| Primoz Ranik | … | Cameraman |
| Jure Plesec | … | Mark |
| Gordon Wilson | … | John |
| Maëlys De Rudder | … | Olivia |
| Alan Fairbairn | … | Bill |
| Michel Obenga | … | UNPROFOR soldier |
| Rok Strehovec | … | UNPROFOR soldier |
| Zvone Hribar | … | Journalist |
| Ales Valic | … | Journalist |
| Fred M. Liss | … | Journalist |
| Franc Jakob Rac | … | Journalist |
| Predrag Brestovac | … | Rambo |
| Tadej Troha | … | Young Bosnian soldier |
| Primoz Petkovsek | … | Serbian lieutenant (barricade) |
| Janez Habic | … | Serbian soldier (barricade) |
| Matej Bizjak | … | Boy accordionist |
| Marinko Prga | … | Serbian soldier |
| Darjan Gorela | … | Serbian soldier |
| Srecko Djumber | … | Serbian soldier |
| Uros Tatomir | … | Serbian sergeant |
| Matej Recer | … | Bosnian officer (barricade) |
| Matija Bulatovic | … | Bosnian soldier (barricade) |
| Uros Fürst | … | Bosnian soldier (barricade) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia
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