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Danis Tanovic

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Danis Tanovic in L'enfer (2005)
A story set in the former Yugoslavia and centered on a guy who returns to Herzegovina from Germany with plenty of cash and hopes for a good new life.
Play trailer2:08
Cirkus Columbia (2010)
2 Videos
13 Photos
Danis Tanovic was born on 20 February 1969 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is a director and writer, known for No Man's Land (2001), An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (2013) and Cirkus Columbia (2010).
BornFebruary 20, 1969
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BornFebruary 20, 1969
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  • Awards
    • 33 wins & 30 nominations

Photos13

Colin Farrell and Danis Tanovic in Triage (2009)
Danis Tanovic in No Man's Land (2001)
Danis Tanovic, Pritam Chakraborty, and Emraan Hashmi in Tigers (2014)
Danis Tanovic and Bostjan Vrhovec in No Man's Land (2001)
Danis Tanovic at an event for Tigers (2014)
Danis Tanovic and Emraan Hashmi at an event for Tigers (2014)
Danis Tanovic, Emraan Hashmi, and Geetanjali Thapa at an event for Tigers (2014)
Danis Tanovic and Emraan Hashmi at an event for Tigers (2014)
Henri Béhar, Danis Tanovic, and Keith Simanton
Danis Tanovic at an event for September 11 (2002)
Danis Tanovic at an event for September 11 (2002)
2005 Toronto Film Festival - "L'enfer" Portraits

Known for

No Man's Land (2001)
No Man's Land
7.9
  • Director
  • 2001
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (2013)
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker
6.8
  • Director
  • 2013
Cirkus Columbia (2010)
Cirkus Columbia
7.2
  • Director
  • 2010
Death in Sarajevo (2016)
Death in Sarajevo
6.3
  • Director
  • 2016

Credits

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Director

  • The Hollow
    • director
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • Before the Summer
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Kotlina (2022)
    Kotlina
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair (2021)
    Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair
    • Director
    • 2021
  • Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Cush Jumbo in The Postcard Killings (2020)
    The Postcard Killings
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Uliks Fehmiu, Toni Gojanovic, Iva Mihalic, and Tara Thaller in Uspjeh (2019)
    Uspjeh
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Death in Sarajevo (2016)
    Death in Sarajevo
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Emraan Hashmi in Tigers (2014)
    Tigers
    • Director
    • 2014
  • An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (2013)
    An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Prtljag
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Cirkus Columbia (2010)
    Cirkus Columbia
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Triage (2009)
    Triage
    • Director
    • 2009
  • L'enfer (2005)
    L'enfer
    • Director
    • 2005
  • September 11 (2002)
    September 11
    • Director (segment Bosnia-Herzegovina)
    • 2002
  • No Man's Land (2001)
    No Man's Land
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Budjenje
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1999
  • L'aube
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1996

Writer

  • Kotlina (2022)
    Kotlina
    • Created by
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair (2021)
    Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • Death in Sarajevo (2016)
    Death in Sarajevo
    • screenplay
    • 2016
  • Emraan Hashmi in Tigers (2014)
    Tigers
    • Writer
    • 2014
  • An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (2013)
    An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker
    • screenplay
    • 2013
  • Prtljag
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Cirkus Columbia (2010)
    Cirkus Columbia
    • written by
    • 2010
  • Triage (2009)
    Triage
    • written by
    • 2009
  • September 11 (2002)
    September 11
    • Writer (segment Bosnia-Herzegovina)
    • 2002
  • No Man's Land (2001)
    No Man's Land
    • written by
    • 2001
  • Budjenje
    • writer
    • 1999
  • My Mother the Shahid
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1992

Producer

  • Father (2020)
    Father
    • producer
    • 2020
  • What Comes Around (2018)
    What Comes Around
    • associate producer
    • 2018
  • Centaur (2017)
    Centaur
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Murat Kiliç, Mehmet Can Mertoglu, Sebnem Bozoklu, and Yoel Meranda in Albüm (2016)
    Albüm
    • co-producer
    • 2016
  • Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur in The Lunchbox (2013)
    The Lunchbox
    • co-producer
    • 2013
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos2

U.S. Version
Trailer 2:08
U.S. Version
Triage
Trailer 2:17
Triage

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
  • Born
    • February 20, 1969
    • Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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    He spent two years on the front lines filming for the Bosnian Army.
  • Quotes
    Hell is often brought on by something that we create in our own heads.

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