Grbavica (2006)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Jasmila Zbanic

Writer:

Jasmila Zbanic (writer)

Release Date:

6 July 2006 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.

Plot Keywords:

School Trip | Sarajevo | Body Identification War Dead | Wartime Rape | Animal Abuse

Awards:

8 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Mirjana Karanovic	...	Esma
Luna Mijovic	...	Sara
Leon Lucev	...	Pelda
Kenan Catic	...	Samir
Jasna Beri	...	Sabina (as Jasna Ornela Berry)
Dejan Acimovic	...	Cenga
Bogdan Diklic	...	Saran
Emir Hadzihafizbegovic	...	Puska
Ermin Bravo	...	Profesor Muha
Semka Sokolovic-Bertok	...	Pelda's Mother
Maike Höhne	...	Jabolka
Jasna Zalica	...	Plema
Nada Djurevska	...	Aunt Safija
Emina Muftic	...	Vasvija (as Minka Muftic)
Dunja Pasic	...	Mila
Sedina Muhibic	...	Maja
Sabina Turulja	...	Zehra
Vanesa Glodo	...	Dzemila
Sanja Buric	...	Mirha
Hasija Boric	...	Fadila

Directed by
Jasmila Zbanic

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jasmila Zbanic		writer

Produced by
Barbara Albert	....	producer
Damir Ibrahimovich	....	producer
Boris Michalski	....	co-producer
Damir Richtaric	....	co-producer
Jörg Schneider	....	commissioning editor: ZDF
Bruno Wagner	....	producer

Original Music by
Enes Zlatar

Cinematography by
Christine A. Maier

Film Editing by
Niki Mossböck

Casting by
Orijana Kuncic

Production Design by
Kemal Hrustanovic

Costume Design by
Lejla Hodzic

Makeup Department
Halid Redzebasic	....	makeup artist

Art Department
Haris Sarvan	....	property master
Sevko Tinjak	....	property master

Sound Department
Igor Camo	....	sound designer
Matthias Pasedag	....	sound engineer
Barbara Scherer	....	adr editor
Milan Stojanovic	....	sound
Nenad Vukadinovic	....	sound recordist
Tom Weber	....	supervising sound editor
Malte Zurbonsen	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Jakob Ballinger	....	gaffer

Other crew
Lana Likic	....	production coordinator
Richard Lormand	....	publicist: international
Nidzara Mehic	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Coop 99
• Deblokada
• Jadran Film
• Noirfilm
• ZDF/Arte

Distributors

• Albatros Film (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cinemien (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• ID Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Strand Releasing (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Ventura Film (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• trigon-film (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• AmaFilms (2007) (Greece) (all media)
• Dogwoof Pictures (2006) (UK) (all media)
• Homescreen (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Irfan Film (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• Strand Releasing (2007) (USA) (all media)
• trigon-film (2006) (Switzerland) (all media)
• trigon-film (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Esma's Secret - Grbavica (UK)
Esmas Geheimnis - Grbavica (Germany)
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (International: English title)

Runtime:

USA:107 min | Argentina:100 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | Germany:90 min | UK:95 min

Country:

Austria | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Germany | Croatia

Language:

Bosnian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Company:

Coop 99

Trivia:

Like many other productions in Bosnia, Grbavica (2006) is a small budget film.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Smagsdommerne: (#5.12)" (2007)

A story that had to be told

Highly recommended.

Sarajevo is a raped city, Bosnia is a raped country and the culprit, although known, has never been convicted. How a person, and a nation, finds a strength to overcome the injustice? Very difficult, sometimes impossible.

I hoped and prayed that Sarajevo has that strength, and still do, however, this movie showed me how heavy the burden is. It is personal, a message to each one of the viewers to try to put themselves in victim's shoes and see how they would cope. Hard core stuff. The film tries to put on a positive spin at the end, however, it wasn't that convincing, I am afraid.

Mira Karanovic is absolutely stunning!