Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic, Georges Siatidis, Katrin Cartlidge

Ciki and Nino, a Bosnian and a Serb, are soldiers stranded in No Man's Land - a trench between enemy lines during the Bosnian war. They have no one to trust, no way to escape without getting shot, and...( read more read more... ) a fellow soldier is lying on the trench floor with a spring-loaded bomb set to explode beneath him if he moves. The absurdity of their situation would be comical if it didn't have such dire consequences. With the two men stuck in a bizarre predicament, a frustrated UN sergeant tries to help, despite orders to remain at his post. When a journalist waylays the sergeant while pushing for an exclusive scoop, she affects the unfolding of events and turns a news story into an international circus. With the world's press waiting for an outcome, no one willing to take action (lest they accept responsibility). Ciki and Nino try to keep their humanity amidst the insanity of war.

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R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Danis Tanovic

Release Date: December 7, 2001

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DVD Release Date: April 9, 2002

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  • March 2, 2010
    "Neutrality does not exist in the face of murder. Doing nothing to stop it is, in fact, choosing. It is not being neutral."

    Bosnia and Herzegovina during 1993 at the time of the heaviest fighting between the two warring sides. Two soldiers from opposing sides in the confl...( read more)ict, Nino and Ciki, become trapped in no man's land, whilst a third soldier is becomes a living booby trap.

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    A clever black comedy, Danis Tanovic's film about enemies trapped in a trench during the conflict in Bosnia has a lot on its mind, primarily its intention to showcase the global political impotence towards the conflict and the insidious influence of a corrupt media--it covers a lot of bases. Tanovic doesn't have a lot of use for his characters other than as caricatures and mouthpieces (though there are some nice performances by Branko Djuric and Rene Bitorajac as two of the adversaries and Georges Siatidis as a concerned French U.N. observer) but he does infuse his script with plenty of humanity and the point of the project is to express his outrage at needless, sadistic carnage. Though the film is always predictable in its irony (especially the hardly-surprising ending) it never ceases to carry a wallop and Tanovic's blunt, angry agenda has a powerful directness that comes as a result of a persevering personal vision. Well-made.
  • March 29, 2009
    it was a bit boring to be honest. i found it educational and enlightening as i've never really known anything about the conflict but it just made me think of a slower version of shooting dogs. it's a different venue but it's a similar situation with the united abominations. there...( read more) was some good acting in it from branko djuric. the ending leaves you chilled to the bone and lacking in the faith of humanity as a whole
  • May 3, 2008
    The best movie I've ever seen about the absurdities of war. The story of everyday men finding themselves caught up in a war against their former countrymen is cleverly illustrated as Bosnian reservists get caught between the lines in No Man's Land. A series of tragically comic sc...( read more)enes between the likeable characters ensues as the UN inevitably fails to intervene.
  • June 9, 2007
    Beats any american classic war movie! The story is not the war itself, it's the effects, the human connections!
  • February 23, 2007
    I saw this at a university cinema and had no preconceptions and was pleasantly surprised, this is a very good film that maintains a steady pace despite its limiting trench scenario, some good acting really does it justice
  • March 17, 2010
    PAN AND SCAN. Nunca se recupera del todo de un principio (y una base) bastante esquemático y expositor, pero logra romperle el corazón a cualquiera que sienta empatía por su prójimo. / Never fully recovers from a rather schematic and expository beginning (and foundation), but doe...( read more)s manage to break the heart of anyone capable of feeling empathy towards his/her fellow human.
  • February 24, 2010
    Funny, but a bit boring..
  • December 17, 2009
    this movie its amzing and sad
  • November 1, 2009
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    A story about two soldiers one Serbian and one Bosnian.caught up in a trench between enemy lines during the Bosnian war the so calle...( read more)d No Man's land. It was a great movie and it deserve the Oscar it won as best foreign language film.The story was unpredictable and brought great messages about the war, the motives and the consequences of it. There was some sense of humor in all the tragedy of movie.The performances were great and the direction was perfect and managed to show all the emotions to the viewer. Great movie.
  • October 26, 2009
    Damn Good!
    You have to read it but well worth it

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