No Man's Land (2001)

Directed by

Danis Tanović

Genre

drama film, comedy film, war film

Country

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 506 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two wounded soldiers from opposing sides end up trapped together in a trench between front lines during the Bosnian War. A third man lies on a mine that will explode if he moves. The soldiers must navigate the absurdity of their situation while outside forces try to help or exploit them.

tensedarkly comicbleakwryclaustrophobicabsurdsardonicgrim

What happens

No Man's Land (Serbo-Croatian: Ničija zemlja, Ничија земља) is a 2001 war film that is set in the midst of the Bosnian War. The film is a parable and marks 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 United Kingdom. The film first premiered on 19 September 2001 in France. It later won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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