Review by Dana Jung
Ten years ago, director Danis Tanovic won nearly every major film award worldwide (including Golden Globe and Academy Awards) for his exceptional anti-war film No Man’S Land. Using the Bosnian/Serbian conflict in Herzegovina as a backdrop, No Man’S Land used tension, humor, satire, and excellent performances to set a new tone for war films. It has influenced nearly every war film since, most notably another Oscar-winner, The Hurt Locker
Now, in only his fourth feature film, Tanovic has returned to this incredibly tragic setting to tell another story with an anti-war theme. However, this one’s message is more oblique and unsettling, because it reminds us that war isn’t just about armies and politicians or beliefs and bureaucracies. It is also — maybe most importantly – about families.
Divko is a middle-aged man who has returned to his hometown after 20 years, and he has returned with gusto.
Ten years ago, director Danis Tanovic won nearly every major film award worldwide (including Golden Globe and Academy Awards) for his exceptional anti-war film No Man’S Land. Using the Bosnian/Serbian conflict in Herzegovina as a backdrop, No Man’S Land used tension, humor, satire, and excellent performances to set a new tone for war films. It has influenced nearly every war film since, most notably another Oscar-winner, The Hurt Locker
Now, in only his fourth feature film, Tanovic has returned to this incredibly tragic setting to tell another story with an anti-war theme. However, this one’s message is more oblique and unsettling, because it reminds us that war isn’t just about armies and politicians or beliefs and bureaucracies. It is also — maybe most importantly – about families.
Divko is a middle-aged man who has returned to his hometown after 20 years, and he has returned with gusto.
- 11/11/2011
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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