No Man's Land (2001)
"Powerful... A Stunning Drama!" -New York Post
Between war and peace, humor and hate, capture and surrender, life and death... lies No Man's Land. Set in the unforgiving trenches of the Bosnian-Serb conflict, this "astonishing" (Chicago Tribune) film follows the story of three soldiers caught between two fighting lines. Hailed as "one of the best films of 2001," No Man's Land is a "powerful, harrowing, shockingly entertaining" (Movieline) exploration of the absurdity of war.
Fleeing enemy fire, an injured Bosnian soldier named Ciki retreats to a trench, where he finds himself trapped with a wounded comrade and worse... a Serbian! With no way to escape and with his fellow soldier lying on a spring-loaded bomb set to explode if he moves, Ciki realizes he must do the unthinkable - trust his enemy - if he wants to survive.
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No bravery involved - ZipMember
To me, this film portrays how selfish we are as human beings. The film examines the situation from the soldiers', politicians', and media powerhouse's points of view. The Serb and Bosnian soldiers trapped in the trench, argued over the most mundane issues just to prove one's side is more legitimate than the other's, without the ability to support either of their arguments. The UN Peacekeeping generals are there to soften the situation for the cameras. The journalists are there to see which news network can get the story before anyone else, thus having the reckless need to be everywhere at everytime. When everyone approaches the situation and prioritise their needs as number one, the tragedy of war is inconceivable. This film tells a simple and hopeful tragedy, that opens my eyes a little about the power of media.Definitley the best movie about the Bosnian War - The_Crazed_Madman
Considering that the trailer for this movie made it off to be a comedy, I was very suprised how depressing this movie was. Definitley the best movie about the Bosnian War out there, and while it's a simple story (3 soldiers from opposing sides trapped in "no mans land"), its quite effective.No Man's Land - Henri
Attention, ceci n'est pas un film de guerre!
La guerre n'est qu'un prétexte pour illustrer l'absurdité, la méfiance, la lacheté,la complexité de l'humain lorsque confronté à une situation terrible.
C'est aussi un message sur l'amitié, le courage et les similitudes qui nous rapprochent malgrè les politiciens qui nous séparent.
L'histoire est simple, presque une pièce de théatre: un soldat Bosniaque et un soldat Serbe se retrouvent dans une tranchée avec un autre Bosniaque couché sur une mine. On le bouge et la mine se catapulte en l'air et tue tout le monde à 50 m. à la ronde.
Le rapport de forces fluctue plusieurs fois du Serbe au Bosniaque qui s'évertue à vouloir sauver son ami en faisant du Serbe son allié récalcitrant.
Les forces de l'ONU s'en mêlent, avec leur impuissance (à ne pas manquer la petite phrase lancée par le soldat français de l'ONU sur les massacres au Rwanda) et les jeux géo-politiques
des grandes puissances. Les journalistes aussi à l'affut du scoop, à tout prix.
La fin du film est amère et triste mais hélas crédible.
Un bon film issu d'une coopération de plusieurs pays européens.
On est loin des grands déploiements ''à l'américaine'' mais c'est bien mieux comme ça.
Un bon film donc, à voir.
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No bravery involved - ZipMember
To me, this film portrays how selfish we are as human beings. The film examines the situation from the soldiers', politicians', and media powerhouse's points of view. The Serb and Bosnian soldiers trapped in the trench, argued over the most mundane issues ...Definitley the best movie about the Bosnian War - The_Crazed_Madman
Considering that the trailer for this movie made it off to be a comedy, I was very suprised how depressing this movie was. Definitley the best movie about the Bosnian War out there, and while it's a simple story (3 soldiers from opposing sides trapped in "no ...No Man's Land - Henri
Attention, ceci n'est pas un film de guerre!
La guerre n'est qu'un prétexte pour illustrer l'absurdité, la méfiance, la lacheté,la complexité de l'humain lorsque confronté à une situation terrible.
C'est aussi un message sur l'amitié, le courage et les ...