Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Benicio Del Toro | ... | Mambrú | |
Tim Robbins | ... | B | |
Olga Kurylenko | ... | Katya | |
Mélanie Thierry | ... | Sophie | |
Fedja Stukan | ... | Damir | |
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Eldar Residovic | ... | Nikola |
Sergi López | ... | Goyo | |
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Nenad Vukelic | ... | Nikola's Grandfather |
Morten Suurballe | ... | UN Official at the Briefing | |
Ben Temple | ... | UN Official's Assistant | |
Frank Feys | ... | UN Official at the Well | |
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Ivan Brkic | ... | Store Owner |
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Antonio Franic | ... | Soldier at the Storage |
Goran Navojec | ... | Bosnian NGO Driver | |
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Dragica Stojkovic | ... | Cow Lady |
A group of aid workers work to resolve a crisis in an armed conflict zone.
A Spanish film about the Balkan Way and atrocities.
The cast is led by a several Hollywood notables. Decent acting and script. Good pace and cinematography. The movie allows a rare look into the terrible atrocities of civilians terrorizing their neighbors.
As the aid workers try to extricate a body from a well. They are confounded by local apathy and bureaucracy. We do get a look through their eyes as they face jittery militia, armed kids and constant fear of mines and bobby traps.
Faced with daily danger and horrors, some of them develop a cynic sense of humor. They befriend a local boy and we get to see the tragedy faced by the orphans of a civil war.
The feel good ending came as a welcome surprise. Kudos to the director and book author.
I enjoyed it despite the difficult subject matter.