Feature Films
Grbavica (2006), directed by Jasmila Zbanic
GRBAVICA është një rrëfim për Sarajevën bashkëkohore…Nëna e ve dëshiron t'i mundësojë vajzës së saj dymbëdhjetë vjeçare të merr pjesë në një udhëtim organizuar nga shkolla e saj. Qertifikata se babai i saj ka qenë martir do t'i mundësonte asaj lirim për oagesën e udhëtimit. Mirëpo Esma vazhdon të shmang kërkesën e Sarës për qertifikatë. Ajo më me dëshirë do të dontetë gjejë mënyrën për të paguar çmimin e plotë të udhëtimit. Ajo beson se duke mos treguar të vërtetën për babain e Sarës është mënyra më e mirë për të mbrojtur të dyja, atë dhe Sarën.
GRBAVICA is a story about contemporary Sarajevo…
Single mother Esma wants to grant her twelve-year-old daughter Sara's wish to participate in a school trip. A certificate proving her father is a war martyr would allow her a discount. But Esma continues to avoid Sara's requests for the certificate. She would rather find a way to pay full price for the trip. She believes not telling the truth about Sara's father is a way to protect both her and her daughter.
Source or Website: www.coop99.at/grbavica_website/beginn_en.htm
Snow (2008), directed by Aida Begic
“Snow does not fall to cover the hill, but for every beast to leave its trail.”Bosnia, 1997. Four women, two old ladies, four girls, an old man and a boy live in the war torn village of Slavno. Their families have been killed and their bodies never found. Living with the presence of their missing loved ones, the women have created a very special world, one in which the absent are nevertheless present. Trying to keep themselves alive by keeping all memories and their dreams, they have made a dreamland out of their village without even being aware of it. But still, they are trying to fight for existence.
Slavno is remote from the rest of the world, but the first snow brings the threat of total isolation and risk for life in the village. As it gets closer, Alma, a stubborn young woman in her late twenties, believes they can not only survive but even prosper by selling plum jam and other fruit and vegetable products on a deserted road.
Two businessmen unexpectedly visit Slavno demanding the residents to leave the village offering money in return. The villagers face a dilemma: should they accept the offer that could save their lives but destroy their souls?
A sudden storm traps the businessmen in Slavno, forcing them to face a problem bigger than anything they expected - the truth!
Source or Website: www.mamafilm.ba/snijeg/?language=en
Storm (2009), directed by Hans-Christian Schmid
Hannah Maynard, prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague, is leading a trial against a former commander of the Yugoslavian National Army who is accused of the deportation and later killing of dozens of Bosnian-Muslim civilians. When a key witness commits suicide, it looks like the case will unravel, however Hannah refuses to give in.Hoping to uncover new findings, she travels to the witness’ burial in Sarajevo and meets his sister Mira, who she senses has much more to say than she is willing to admit. Despite threats of violence, Mira reluctantly agrees to testify at The Hague. However, she and Hannah must both risk life and limb to make it to the court, only to discover that there are traitors among their own ranks.
Source: www.filmmovement.com
Source or Website: www.sturm-der-film.de/
Witnesses (2003), directed by Vinko Bresan
Split, Croatia, 1992. In a small village near the front-line, three drunken Croatian soldiers plan to take revenge on a Serb by targeting his house. The man turns out to be at home and gets shot. But there is a witness: his eleven-year-old daughter… Director Brešan tells the story from different perspectives, with the web of tangled relationships and dependencies among the villagers only becoming clear towards the end.Source: www.filmmovement.com
Source or Website: www.interfilm.hr/en/filmovi/nagrade.asp?id=9
The Blacks (2009), directed by Goran Devic and Zvonimir Juric
Looking for the enemy, they found it where nobody expected - in themselves.War. A city under the siege. The truce has been recently signed, and the squad known as the „Blacks“, who used to do the dirty jobs, needs to be disbanded. Ivo, the squad commander who has lost three of his soldiers, prepares the action to retrieve their dead bodies from the forest in which they got killed and, despite the ceasefire, blow up the dam, thus causing a great damage to the enemy. The survived members of the squad, tortured by their personal doubts and guilt, move into action. On the battlefield, they find the enemy they are searching for is in the place they least expect – inside themselves.
Source or Website: www.kinorama.hr/project/23/?lang=en
