Gori vatra (2003)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Pjer Zalica

Writer:

Pjer Zalica (writer)

Release Date:

28 April 2004 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Two years after the Bosnian civil war, a town that is slowly rebuilding itself must whip together a democracy when it's announced the U.S. President Bill Clinton might be paying a visit.

Awards:

7 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Enis Beslagic	...	Faruk
Bogdan Diklic	...	Zaim
Sasa Petrovic	...	Husnija
Izudin Bajrovic	...	Mugdim
Jasna Zalica	...	Hitka
Senad Basic	...	Velija
Admir Glamocak	...	Hamdo
Emir Hadzihafizbegovic	...	Stanko
Fedja Stukan	...	Adnan
Gordana Boban	...	Prevodilica
Aleksandar Seksan	...	Pic
Hubert Kramar	...	Supervizor
Almir Cehajic	...	Osman (as Almir Cehajic-Batko)
Ana Vilenica	...	Azra
Amra Kapidzic	...	Amra

Also Known As:

Fuse (Europe: English title) (International: English title)
Au feu! (France)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Bosnia and Herzegovina | Austria | Turkey | France

Language:

Serbo-Croatian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | Italy:T

Company:

Refresh Production

Pjer Zalica, a name to remember

When I looked at the vote I could not believe it scored a 6.9. I'm happy to see that many voters gave this film a straight 10, which I concur with wholeheartedly. Surely the 1's and 2's are not about the film, possibly politically motivated. The film has a lot to tell, and does so in a very intelligent way. These are real people, the thin veneer of magic realism adds to the atmosphere and reminds us of how absurd life often is. The film shows us the aftermath of an ethnic conflict, yet irony beats tragedy, game, set and match in this film. Superb acting, fast paced, good montage. History tends to paint big events in black and white, yet with this film the viewer realizes again that on a human scale life if full of nuances.