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| No Man's Land |
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The UN is confused |
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Intriguing glimpse of the Bosnian War
• Polished and exciting
• A healthy dose of black humor |
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Unfocussed and morally ambiguous
• Rendered less poignant by current events |
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The Bottom Line - Dark satire
about trapped soldiers provides food for thought.
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| Product Description |
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Writer-director Danis Tanovic's film
is Bosnia's official entry for the Foreign Language Academy Awards |
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Special Jury Prize and Best Screenplay
at Cannes 2001 |
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Critique of the impotence of NATO peace
keepers, satire about the role of the media, and black comedy about
human hatred |
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War is One Hell of a Mess
Two soldiers, one Bosnian and the other Serbian, are trapped in a
trench between enemy lines. Drawing fire from both sides, they place
their hope on UN peacekeeping troups, who face their own struggle
with superiors and the media. Add the wounded soldier that lies on
top of a spring-loaded mine, and you can't help but see that war is
indeed one hell of a mess. What begins as a chamber drama turns into
a somewhat unfocused but always thought-provoking satire. |
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