No Man's Land [2002] | ![No Man's Land [2002]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YAASP1B1L._SL75_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Danis Tanovic
Actors: Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic, Georges Siatidis, Serge-henri Valcke
Studio: Momentum Pictures
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 9003
Format: Pal, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), German (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 93
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060021175977
ASIN: B00007JGIP
Theatrical Release Date: February 20, 2003
Release Date: January 27, 2003
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Amazon.co.uk Review
A brilliant take on the tragedy that beset his country, Danis Tanovic's directorial debut No Man's Land is a bleak comedy set during the war in Bosnia. The story begins as a group of Bosnian soldiers emerge from a fog to realise that they have strayed into a thin strip of land unclaimed by either side in the conflict. A bloody sequence of events ensues, which results in a disputed trench being occupied by weathered Bosnian veteran Branko Djuric and his opposite number, Rene Bitorajac's Serbian greenhorn. There's a standoff between them, complicated by Djuric's injured colleague lying atop a "bouncing mine". He's a human booby trap--move him and the everything within 50 yards will be blown sky-high. As the blue-hatted, ineffectual UN are called in, and with the world's media, led by the late Katrin Cartlidge as a rather snotty BBC reporter, swiftly arriving on the scene, this single trench becomes an almost Beckettian metaphor for the war. Tanovic is not especially concerned with taking sides in the Bosnian-Serb conflict. Whatever its causes, both sides are seen to be as bad, or more accurately as desperate, as each other. That it's hard, for outsiders in particular, to tell who's who much of the time only heightens the irony. There's anger at the media intrusiveness ("Does our misery pay well?" screams Djuric at the reporters), but what's really conveyed is a sense of the absurdity, futility and intractability of war, as summarised in the final image. From the grotesque mess of conflict, Tanovic has fashioned a perfectly judged and beautifully executed movie. On the DVD: No Man's Land is presented in widescreen with a Dolby 5.1 soundtrack. There are no extras, other than an English language option for the hard of hearing. --David Stubbs
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 entertaining March 31, 2007
This is a good entertaining movie. It shows how ridiculous wars can be and the ineffective abilities of the UN. Good stark end.
Great film for the kids! March 24, 2007
1 out of 17 found this review helpful
When i was young, my dad would whip is sausages out and get me to it whilst i watched this film.
A great film. The humour part is most prominent. Using the background of vietnam and 24th century vietnam as a "what if?" portrait was not only sobering but beer bellyingly funny. The cameo of Harry hill riding Obedia Hakeswills' donkey from sharpe (ITV 1993)gives you an idea of the sway such a film has on the donkey population.
Filmed using innovative donkey belt cameras, you feel immersed in the charge of donkeys across the frozen city mall.
A real gem of a film!
What an unknown piece of brilliance October 24, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I sadly had never heard of this movie, and confess that i tend to only buy/rent popular Hollywood blockbuster movies with huge marketing campaigns however someone persuaded me to watch this and afterwards I wanted others like me to be more "adventurous".
This is both a touching and humerous movie which feels very true to life, and I really felt that I was watching a documentary rather then actors as they just play their part as ordinary people, not a spot of over acting in sight. It isn't a Hollywood story and that is precisely why it's so good.
This movie will appeal to a wide range of audiences so don't be put off buying this if this wouldn't normally be your thing - I guarantee you won't be dissapointed.
All you need to know about this Film June 24, 2006
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Human tragedy,The Futility Of War,An uncompromising look at the Madness of the War that Tore the Balkans apart...however dont take my word for it ...buy the DVD,this Film rates as a little known MASTERPIECE !!!
Know man's War September 16, 2005
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I first watched this film a couple of years ago on TV, to try to develop my understanding of what happened during the Yugoslav conflicts and to help improve my language skills.I hadn't heard anything about it before so didn't hold out much hope for a great movie. How wrong can you be?
This film is a work of art. How close to reality is comes I can't say, but it brings together a real flavour of the cultures, tensions and shared past/future. The film is compelling, humorous and downright gut wrenching. The film is undeniably gripping, delivered with spoon-full's of black humour, and punctuated with grotesque futility. I have subsequently re-watched this movie and enjoyed bits that I'd missed first time around. My only disappointment is with some of the translation, which is not word perfect and could have added more for those who don't know any basic Yugoslavian (sorry for lumping the languages together rather clumsily). However, this is without doubt in my top 10 all-time must see films. So buy it (especially at such a cheap price for an Oscar winning Film).
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