| | | A film by Danis Tanovic.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Spanish, Subtitled
Ciki (Branko Djuric) and Nino (Rene Bitorajac), 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. With the two men stuck in a bizarre predicament, a frustrated UN sergeant tries to help, despite orders to remain at his post. When a journalist waylays the sergeant while pushing for an exclusive scoop, she affects the unfolding of events and turns a news story into an international circus. With the world's press waiting for an outcome, no one willing to take action (lest they accept responsibility), and a soldier still stuck with a bomb beneath him, Ciki and Nino try to keep their humanity amidst the insanity of war. The production received a 2002 Academy Award as Best Foreign Film.
"Virtually unforgettable!" Newsday
"Emotionally potent, powerfully thoughtful!" Richard Schickel, Time
"Superb! Fierce and funny!" Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"Powerful...a stunning drama!" New York Post
"Astonishing!" Chicago Tribune
Editor's Note
Dani Tanovic's debut film about the futility of the Bosnian War stars Branko Duric as Ciki, a Bosnian soldier with really bad luck. When he and a few other relief soldiers try to join their Bosnian comrades on the front, they get lost in fog, fall asleep, and are awakened at dawn by Serbian gunfire. His comrades are all blown away, but Ciki saves himself by diving into an abandoned trench in no man's land. Nino (Rene Bitorajac), a Serbian soldier, sneaks into the trench and finds Ciki. Though both men are armed and dangerous, they are nonetheless unable to escape the trench without getting shot at by either side. The UN is called in to fix the situation but it only makes matters worse. When an English journalist, Jane Livingston (Katrin Cartlidge), gets wind of the story, a media frenzy breaks out across the front.Tanovic knows his subject matter well as he worked as a war documentarian during the Bosnian conflict. The title of the film, NO MAN'S LAND, is especially fitting given the setting--rolling hills covered with flowers, birds, and insects. The background sound is filled with birds chirping and bugs buzzing, and Tanovic also composed the soundtrack.
| Features | Widescreen 2.35:1 | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, French |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 5/12/2009 |
| Running Time: 98 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2001 | | Catalog ID: 102384 | | UPC: 00027616874788 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Slovene | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], Serbo-Croatian, Slovene | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1/4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Cannes Film Festival (2001) |  | Danis Tanovic, Winner, Best Screenplay | | | Danis Tanovic, Nominee, Golden Palm |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...[Callow's] performance is matched in acidic power by Katrin Cartlidge's portrayal....The movie takes extra care to convey the lushness of nature..." 12/07/2001 p.E12Rolling Stone
"...A first feature that defies glib categorization. Fierce, funny and finally devastating....You won't forget NO MAN'S LAND..." 12/06/2001 p.156 Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...This powerful film is often harrowing to watch, but it can also be shockingly entertaining. It deftly mixes macabre humor, pathos and horror..." 02/01/2002 p.41 Total Film
"...This is a bleakly amusing, deeply ironic allegory..." 06/01/2002 p.110 Chicago Sun-Times
"...A rich comic parable....Building on irony and paradox, Tanovic has made a modern CATCH-22..." 05/15/2001 p.31 The New York Times 9 of 10
...presents a view of war that is so grimly, insistently realistic that its absurdism hits you in the stomach more than in the funny bone... uncoils like an elaborate moral riddle whose dimensions widen as the story opens up... As the camera surveys the landscape and at one point looks up to catch the sun disappearing behind a fluffy white cloud, the contrast between this pastoral beauty and the deadly circus below seems grotesque. - Stephen Holden
Rolling Stone 10 of 10
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... You won't forget No Man's Land--it stings. - Peter Travers
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