A harsh dose of cinematic realism about a harsh time – the Bosnian War of the 1990s – Juanita Wilson's drama is taken from true stories revealed during the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague. Samira is a modern schoolteacher in Sarajevo who takes a job in a small country village just as the war is beginning to ramp up. When Serbian soldiers overrun the village, shoot the men and keep the women as laborers (the older ones) and sex objects (the younger ones), Samira is subjected to the basest form of treatment imaginable.
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Cast
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Nataša Petrović
Samira
Known for
Pagan Peak
Jelena Jovanova
Jasmina
Feđa Štukan
The Captain
Known for
A Perfect Day
In the Land of Blood and Honey
Jelena Jovanova Perikj
Jasmina
Also in
The Uncovering
Something Sweet
Sanja Burić
The Nurse
Also in
Take Me Somewhere Nice
10 Minutes
Irina Apelgren
Alisa
Also in
When the Day Had No Name
Snowman
Zvezda Angelovska
Halida
Also in
Bal-Can-Can
Goodbye, 20th Century
Nikolina Kujača
Mirsada
Also in
Dust
I am from Titov Veles
Stellan Skarsgård
Doctor
Known for
Chernobyl
Andor
Miraj Grbic
Commander
Angela Stojanovska
Samira's Sister
Also in
I Love You, I Swear
Names
Zoran Trajkovski
Samira's Father
No other roles listed
Juanita Wilson Director · Slavenka Drakulić Author Kiril Džajkovski Composer
United States release April 1, 2011 · Produced in France, Germany, Ireland, North Macedonia, Sweden · Languages Bosnian, Croatian, English, Serbian
Production
Octagon Films
Production
Film i Väst
Production
Sektor Film
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W2 Filmproduktion und Vertriebs
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WMG Film
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Wide Eye Films
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Element Pictures
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Eurimages
Production
France · Germany · Ireland · North Macedonia · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Bosnian · Croatian · English · Serbian
Release dates
Bosnia & Herzegovina · July 26, 2010
Theatrical
United States · April 1, 2011
Theatrical
France
February 27, 2013 · Theatrical
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