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During the heaviest fighting of the war in Bosnia in 1993,
three injured soldiers find themselves trapped in a trench
between enemy lines. The problem is: one is Serb and the
other two, Bosnian, and now the trio must find some way
of escaping this hopeless situation. Tanovic’s prize-winning
debut uses black comedy and barbed dialogue to lift No Man’s
Land into a suspenseful satire on the absurdities of war.
The indifference of UN officers, the superficiality of
reports from journalists and especially the deep-seated
mutual ethnic hatred of the warring sides are powerfully
portrayed in this absurd theatre of war.
Awards
Winner,
Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards 2002
Winner,
Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globe Awards 2002
Winner, Best Screenplay, Cannes Film Festival 2002
Critics
“An
extraordinary film – beautifully shot and utterly human.”
Film
Review
Links
Official
Site
French Language Site
Cinematic
Group X - "Rummaging the fields of 'No Man's Land'"
Chicago
Sun-Times Review by Roger Ebert
The Guardian Review by Peter
Bradshaw
The
Observer Review by Philip French
Programme
Notes
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note provided for this film can be viewed here
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