Dara of Jasenovac (2020)

Original title

Дара из Јасеновца

Directed by

Predrag Antonijević

Genre

drama film, war film, historical film

Country

Serbia

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 92 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl named Dara is sent to the Jasenovac concentration camp during World War II. The film shows her experiences and the atrocities committed there.

harrowingsomberhistoricalbleakintensedisturbingbased on real events

What happens

Dara of Jasenovac (Serbian: Дара из Јасеновца, romanized: Dara iz Jasenovca) is a 2021 Serbian historical drama film directed by Predrag Antonijević. Based on the testimonies of survivors, it deals with war crimes and atrocities that took place at Jasenovac concentration camp, which was a part of the Holocaust and the wider genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia. The film was set to premiere in early 2020, commemorating 75 years since the escape of the remaining prisoners from the camp. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the premiere was postponed to 22 October 2020, and then further on to early 2021. It was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, although it was not nominated. It was also eligible for Best Picture but it did not make the shortlist. Dara of Jasenovac has been submitted for consideration for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, while young actress Biljana Čekić was submitted for consideration for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. It is the first Serbian production on the subject of the Jasenovac camp. The film was met with mixed reviews from international critics. Positive reviews praised the film for dealing with a lesser-known episode of World War II that gets little to no coverage from the international public, while negative reviews accused it of playing a role in the Serbian government's nationalist propaganda aims. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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