No Man's Land (2001 film)

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No Man's Land
Directed by Danis Tanović
Produced by Čedomir Kolar
Written by Danis Tanović
Starring Branko Đurić
Rene Bitorajac
Filip Šovagović
Distributed by MGM Distribution Co.
Release date(s) Flag of France 12 May 2001 (premiere at Cannes)
Flag of Italy 28 September 2001
Flag of Belgium 10 October 2001
Flag of the United States 7 December 2001 (NYC only)
Flag of the United States 14 December 2001 (LA only)
Flag of Slovenia 8 December 2001
Flag of the United Kingdom 17 May 2002
Running time 93 mins
Language Bosnian / Serbian / French / English / German
IMDb profile

No Man's Land (Bosnian: Ničija zemlja) is a war drama that is set in the midst of the Bosnian war in 1993. The film is a parable with a tone of ironic black comedy. The film marked the debut of writer and director Danis Tanović. The film is a co-production between companies in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Italy, France, Belgium and the UK.

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Two wounded soldiers, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) (Čiki, portrayed by Branko Đurić) and a Bosnian Serb (Nino, portrayed by Rene Bitorajac) are caught between their lines in the no man's land, in a struggle for survival. The two soldiers confront each other in a trench, where they wait for dark. They trade insults and even find some common ground. Confounding the situation is another wounded Bosniak soldier (Cera, portrayed by Filip Šovagović) who wakes from unconsciousness. A land mine had been buried beneath him by the Bosnian Serbs; should he make any move, it would be fatal.

A French sergeant (Marchand, portrayed by Georges Siatidis), of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), gets involved in effort to help the three trapped soldiers, despite initial orders to the contrary by high command. UNPROFOR's mission in Bosnia was to guard the humanitarian aid convoys, to remain neutral and act as a mere bystander. Luckily, an English reporter arrives on scene, bringing media pressure to bear that moves the United Nations high command to swing in to action to try to save the soldiers.

Unfortunately, a small row between the stressed out and fatigued Čiki and Nino gradually escalates and finally results in both being killed, even after being rescued. And when it is found that the mine cannot be defused, the UNPROFOR high command plays a wicked game to save face and Cera is left desolate, awaiting his end.

Serbian survivors of Bosnian Muslim concentration camps discovered that the film fraudulently depticted Serb prisoners as Muslim prisoners. Ironicly this documentary really depicts Muslim atrocities in the area of Gornje Podrinje where thousands of Serbs were massacred by Bosnian Muslim forces.

Veljko Lasica, an ethic Serb survivor of a Muslim attack that killed 25 Serb civilians in Kukavice, says that Tanovic used that particular incident to claim in the movie that the killed Serb civilians were Muslims.

see link http://www.serbianna.com/news/2007/02192.shtml

No Man's Land won Prix du scénario at the Cannes Film Festival, followed by numerous awards, including the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001, while in competition with French Amélie. Tanović was presented the Oscar by John Travolta and Sharon Stone. Briefly after, Tanović thanked everyone who worked with him on the film and supported its creation. He ended his acceptance speech by saying, "This is for my country".

In total, No Man's Land won 42 awards, including the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, the European Film Academy Award for Best Screenplay, the César Award for Best Debut in 2002 and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002.



Preceded by
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon		 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
2001		 Succeeded by
Nowhere in Africa
Preceded by
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon		 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film
2002		 Succeeded by
Talk to Her
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