In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)

Director:

Angelina Jolie

Writer:

Angelina Jolie (written by)

Release Date:

16 February 2012 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War

Plot:

During the Bosnian War, Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, re-encounters Ajla, a Bosnian who's now a captive in his camp he oversees. Their once promising connection has become ambiguous as their motives have changed.

Plot Keywords:

Bosnian War | Soldier | Violence | Wine | Rape

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Zana Marjanovic	...	Ajla
Goran Kostic	...	Danijel
Rade Serbedzija	...	Nebojsa
Vanessa Glodjo	...	Lejla
Nikola Djuricko	...	Darko
Branko Djuric	...	Aleksandar
Fedja Stukan	...	Petar
Alma Terzic	...	Hana
Jelena Jovanova	...	Esma
Ermin Bravo	...	Mehmet
Boris Ler	...	Tarik
Goran Jevtic	...	Mitar
Ermin Sijamija	...	Vuc
Milos Timotijevic	...	Durja
Jasna Beri	...	Mejrema (as Jasna Ornela Bery)
Aleksandar Djurica	...	Marko
Dzana Pinjo	...	Nadja
Petar Vidovic	...	Boris
Faruk Pruti	...	Miralem
Dolya Gavanski	...	Maida
Tamas Hajdu	...	Nikola
Gábor Piroch	...	Man Who Throws Bombs
Irena Mulamuhic	...	Bosnian Woman Shot in Head
Margaréta Szabó	...	Hooker
Árpád Csernik	...	Bosnian Prisoner
Nusmir Muharemovic	...	Sniper
Edis Zilic	...	Sniper
Rida Cador	...	UN Soldier
Efe Sancaktar	...	Boy in Apartment
Emre Sancaktar	...	Boy in Apartment
Mile Rupcic	...	Senior Serb Officer
Levente Törköly	...	Senior Serb Officer
Ras Rastoder	...	Senior Serb Officer (as Ras 'Chita' Rastoder)
Vladimir Grbic	...	Police Officer in Club
Denes Balind	...	School Guard
Janos Kaczor	...	School Guard
Zsolt Zágoni	...	School Guard
Mustafa Santic	...	Accordian Player
Leon Lucev	...	Soldier
Dado Jehan	...	Band Leader in Club
Yehan Jehan	...	Band Member in Club
Tomislav Tom Benzon	...	Band Member in Club (as Tomislav Benzon)
Samir Foco	...	Band Member in Club
Mirza Halilovic	...	Band Member in Club
Ivana Papiska	...	Band Member in Club
David Clayton	...	British Radio Voice (voice)

Directed by
Angelina Jolie

Writing credits
Angelina Jolie		(written by)

Produced by
Simon Crane	....	associate producer
Holly Goline	....	executive producer (as Holly Goline-Sadowski)
Tim Headington	....	producer
Angelina Jolie	....	producer
Graham King	....	producer
Tim Moore	....	producer
Michael Vieira	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Gabriel Yared

Cinematography by
Dean Semler		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Patricia Rommel

Casting by
Gail Stevens

Production Design by
Jon Hutman

Art Direction by
Zsuzsanna Borvendég
Arwel Evans

Set Decoration by
Anna Lynch-Robinson

Costume Design by
Gabriele Binder

Makeup Department
Márta Antal	....	crowd makeup artist
Szandra Bíró	....	makeup artist
Annamária Dunai	....	hair stylist
Judit Endrényiné	....	daily makeup artist
Krisztina Fehér	....	hair stylist
Toni G	....	makeup designer
Nóra Kapás	....	makeup artist
Jacqueline Russon	....	crowd makeup artist
Deborah Rutherford	....	makeup department head (as Deborah Patino Rutherford)

Production Management
Ádám Ali A.	....	assistant production manager
Ferenc Béres	....	assistant unit manager
Tamás Maros	....	unit manager
Edit Nagy	....	production manager
Lisa Rodgers	....	post-production supervisor
Deanna Stadler	....	production supervisor
György Sánta	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Simon Crane	....	second unit director
Gábor Gajdos	....	first assistant director: second unit
Tamas Lukacs	....	second assistant director
Bogi Móricz	....	second assistant director
Mirza Pasic	....	third assistant director: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Art Department
Judit Csák	....	assistant art director
James Hendy	....	prop buyer
Alex Hill	....	storyboard artist (as Alex Hillkurtz)
Vedran Hrustanovic	....	production design supervisor
József Kiss	....	supervising construction manager
Moni Kovacs	....	set decoration coordinator
Balázs M. Kovács	....	props
Alexandra Miklos	....	graphic artist
Gábor Stibló	....	property master
Dávid Szekeres	....	stand-by props
Krisztina Szilágyi	....	draughtperson
László Szirmai	....	set designer
Orosz Tamás	....	set dresser
Tokaji Zoltán	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Sándor Balla	....	daily utility sound technician
Bob Beemer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jenna Dalla Riva	....	foley recordist
András Eichstaedt	....	boom operator: second unit
Hector C. Gika	....	sound effects editor
Glynna Grimala	....	dialogue editor
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
Nick Kray	....	adr mixer
Márton Kristóf	....	sound assistant
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
György Mihályi	....	boom operator
György Rajna	....	sound assistant
Mac Ruth	....	production sound mixer
Unsun Song	....	sound recordist
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising sound editor
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Zoltán Tihanyi	....	utility sound
Gayle Wesley	....	assistant sound editor
Don White	....	foley recording mixer
Ben Wilkins	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Furedi Csaba	....	special effects technician
Ferenc Gombás	....	pyrotechnician
Szilvassy Istvan	....	special effects technician
Gabor Kiszelly	....	special effects supervisor
Gyula Krasnyánszky	....	pyro supervisor
Norbert Orosz	....	pyrotechnician
Tibor Skornyak	....	special effects crew
Ferenc Török	....	pyrotechnician
Attila Varsányi	....	pyrotechnician
Attila Vásári	....	pyrotechnician

Visual Effects by
Dániel Bartha	....	on-set visual effects coordinator
Gregory Chalenko	....	digital compositor: Tikibot
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Arkadiy Demchenko	....	visual effects artist: Tikibot
Robert Grasmere	....	visual effects supervisor
Kevin Jackson	....	visual effects supervisor: Tikibot
Yuriy Korshunov	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Menyhért René Balog-Dutombé	....	stunt performer
Andrea Barat	....	stunt performer
Gergely Bíró	....	stunts
Krisztián Czirják	....	stunts
Kinga Gavalda	....	stunt performer
Zoltan Hodi	....	stunt performer
Orsányi Iván	....	stunt performer
József Kovalik	....	stunts
Levente Lezsák	....	stunt performer
Balog-Dutombé René Menyhért	....	stunts
Tamás Molnár	....	stunts
Béla Orsányi	....	stunts
Zoltan Papp	....	stunt performer
Gábor Pesta	....	stunts
Gábor Piroch	....	stunt coordinator
Peter Rode	....	stunt performer
Peter Rode	....	stunts
Gyorgy Szanto	....	stunts
Steve Szigeti	....	stunts
Ildikó Szücs	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Gyula Tóth	....	stunts
László Ujvári	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Botond Aszalós	....	camera operator
Csaba Bankhardt	....	key grip: second unit
Attila Bogyai	....	electrician: second unit
Zoltán Bók	....	rigging electrician
Zsolt Büti	....	gaffer
Zoltán Dzsupin	....	central loader
Péter Faludi	....	video assist operator
Dániel Farkas	....	video assist: second unit
Dávid Gerencsér	....	second assistant camera: second unit
James J. Gilson	....	gaffer
Mark Goellnicht	....	camera and steadicam operator: "a" camera
István Gottmann	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Posztos György	....	rigging gaffer
György Horváth	....	focus puller: second unit
Adam Kalacsi	....	rigger
János Kiss	....	key grip
Alex Kuchera	....	grip: Budapest
Igor Meglic	....	director of photography: second unit
Attila Pfeffer	....	camera operator "a" camera: second unit
Attila Pfeffer	....	steadicam operator: second unit
Péter Pozsonyi	....	grip
András Pozsár	....	grip: second unit
Elliot Purvis	....	camera trainee
Viktor Racsek	....	rigging electrician
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Attila Szilágyi	....	video assist assistant: second unit
Attila Szilágyi	....	video operator: second unit
Gabor Szucs	....	grip
András Szöke	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as András Kazi Szöke)
István Törzsök	....	rigger
István Török	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Balázs Várszegi	....	video assist operator
Ádám Wallner	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Zsolt Éliás	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Virgile Dean	....	lamp operator (uncredited)

Animation Department
Daamun Mohseni	....	animator: titles, Picture Mill

Casting Department
Timka Grahic	....	casting
Tamás Kertész	....	extras casting
Nikola Ljuca	....	casting associate
Zsolt Ferenc Maier	....	assistant to casting director
Toby Spigel	....	casting assistant
Veronika Varjasi	....	casting: Hungary

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brigitta Barkó	....	key costumer
Éva Csele	....	wardrobe assistant
László Donkó	....	principal dresser
Zsófia Federits	....	break down artist
Lejla Graho	....	costume supervisor
Lee Harper	....	assistant costume designer
Bea Merkovits	....	principal dresser
Nikoletta Szedenics	....	assistant costume supervisor
Gillian Wood	....	key textile artist

Editorial Department
Tamás Albert	....	post production engineer
Sándor Balla	....	assistant editor: daily
Xavier Box	....	additional editor
Todd Daugherty	....	digital workflow
Matyas Fekete	....	assistant editor
Ally Garrett	....	first assistant editor
Dániel Hajnal	....	assistant editor
Élodie Ichter	....	colorist assist: Efilm
Benedek Kabán	....	colorist: dailies
Curtis Lindersmith	....	digital intermediate editor
Yvan Lucas	....	digital film colorist: Efilm
Gyula István Mózes	....	first assistant editor
Robert E. Phillips	....	digital intermediate producer
Tom Reiser	....	second colorist: Efilm
Rosalie A. Staley	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Laura Steiger	....	first assistant editor (as Laura Yanovich)
Mátyás Vándor	....	post-production coordinator: dailies

Music Department
Jean-Pierre Arquie	....	music supervisor
Jeff Atmajian	....	conductor
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Guillaume Clément	....	assistant music supervisor
Andrew Dorfman	....	music editor
Samir Foco	....	music mixer: additional music
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Dado Jehan	....	composer: additional music (as Waves and Patterns)
Lewis Jones	....	pro tools recordist
David Menke	....	music programmer
Jehan Stefan	....	assistant to orchestrator
Nick Wollage	....	score engineer & mixer
Nick Wollage	....	title song engineer & mixer
Gabriel Yared	....	composed by
Aled Jenkins	....	assistant score engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Soma Benke	....	transportation captain
István Bognár	....	driver
István Ivanov	....	driver
Haris Kamencic	....	transport coordinator: Bosnia and Herzegovina
László Kiss	....	transportation coordinator
Zsolt Somogyi	....	action vehicle coordinator: Hungary

Other crew
Reka Angyalosy	....	production accountant
Diana Ascher	....	post production accountant: Trevanna Post
Admir Avdic	....	assistant location manager: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Eva Badacsonyi	....	set production assistant
László Bencze	....	office production assistant
Adnan Besirovic	....	production assistant
Roland Birtha	....	unit assistant
Nikki Bohm	....	adr voice
Dávid Breier	....	assistant supervising armorer
Zoltán Bus	....	supervising armorer
Catherine Charlton	....	dialect coach
Peter Cseri	....	stand-in
György Czutor	....	location manager
Tony X. Deale	....	assistant to producer
Dave Evans	....	key armourer
Gábor Gajdos	....	armorer
Bobby Bosko Grubic	....	adr voice
Mihály Gál	....	assistant production coordinator
Tamás Gál	....	assistant to executive producer
Tamás Gál	....	assistant to producer
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative
György Koltai	....	armorer
Róbert Koroknyai	....	production coordinator
Liza Kozma	....	production assistant
Gyorgy Kuntner	....	location manager
Amira Lekic	....	production coordinator
Lili Makk	....	script supervisor: second unit
Linda Marián	....	basecamp p.a.
Alex Matcham	....	production controller
Monika Neuner	....	cashier
Denis O'Sullivan	....	production executive
Gábor Osváth	....	production assistant
Dóra Papp	....	coordinator: art department
János Papp	....	health & safety advisor
Tamás Péter	....	set production assistant
Judit Ritteródesz	....	location manager
Oliver Simor	....	stand-in
Richard Szabó	....	unit assistant: Hungary
Istvan Szori	....	stand-in: Rade Serbedzija
Veronika Szücs	....	production secretary
Carmen Tabanyi	....	script supervisor
Zsolt Tolmer	....	set production assistant
Géza Varga	....	caterer

Production Companies

• GK Films

Distributors

• Alliance Films (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• FilmDistrict (2011) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Starway Film Distribution (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch Germany (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2011) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Aurum Producciones (2012) (Spain) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2011) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Pinema (2011) (Turkey) (all media)
• Pris Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Vicol Entertainment (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Vicol Entertainment (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Multifilm Special Effects
• Visual Effects Company, The (motion control)

Other Companies

• De Lane Lea  ADR recording
• Digital Post Services  servicing
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Film Music Services  music supervision
• Origo Digital Film  post-production facilities
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Soundelux  post-production sound services
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• Videoassist.hu  video assist equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for war violence and atrocities including rape, sexuality, nudity and language

Runtime:

USA:127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Bosnian | Serbian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Malaysia:18 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Singapore:M18 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Hong Kong:III

Filming Locations:

Raleigh Studios Budapest- Felsokert utca 9, Budapest, Hungary

Company:

GK Films

Trivia:

Marija Karan, Branko Tomovic and Branka Katic were also considered for the lead roles.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Almost all uniforms, insignia, military equipment, weapons and vehicles of the Bosnian Serb Army shown in the movie, are completely inaccurate and never seen in the war in the former Yugoslavia. Whilst some wardrobe pieces (e.g. ranks and insignia) are fully imaginary items, most other military props are obviously of non-local origin (mostly came from former Soviet Block armies, notably Hungary, where most of the filming took place). Practically all of the shown 'Bosnian Serb' distinctive sleeve insignia, are actually from the surplus of The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Army and were, as such, never worn by Serbs in the Bosnian War.

Quotes:

Ajla:Oh my God, where are they taking the men?

Can't be more stupid...

Disappointing, completely and thoroughly. Completely illogical, no connection between scenes, poor acting, strange reactions by the characters. It is completely unclear what message did the plot carry and where was it going? Waste of time, full load of negative emotions! It indeed remains unclear what was the message of this film? How war is terrible thing, or how women suffer the most, or what kind of animals people can be during war times, or to show one more time how love sees now boundaries, or... It seems that screenwriter/director choose topic that is far beyond her directorial capabilities and certainly not something that one should use as plot for director's debut unless he/she knows how to get through with the initial idea on the background of other actions happening...