Death in Sarajevo
6.3
Sarajevo on 28 of June, 2014. At the Hotel Europa, the best hotel in town, the manager Omer prepares to welcome a delegation of diplomatic VIPs. On the centenary of the assassination that is considered to have led to World War I, an appeal for peace and understanding is supposed to start from here. But the hotel staff have other worries: having not been paid for months, they are planning to go on strike. Hatidza from the hotel laundry is elected strike leader even though her daughter Lamija, who works in reception, is firmly against industrial action. Meanwhile, in the sealed-off presidential suite, a guest from France rehearses a speech. Elsewhere, a television reporter conducts interviews about war and its consequences. Was Gavrilo Princip, the 1914 assassin, a criminal or a national hero? What long shadow does his deed cast into the present?
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Cast
21 people
Izudin Bajrović
Omer
Known for
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Sympathy for the Devil
Vedrana Seksan
Vedrana
Snežana Vidović
Lamija
Also in
The Hunting Party
Crisis
Jacques Weber
Jacques
Known for
La Mante
Cyrano de Bergerac
Vedrana Božinović
Vedrana
Also in
Behind Enemy Lines
Crisis
Muhamed Hadžović
Gavrilo
Known for
Legends
Faketa Salihbegović-Avdagić
Hatidža
Also in
I Know Your Soul
Flesh
Edin Avdagić 'Koja'
Edo
Also in
Tender
Sarajevo Songs of Woe
Aleksandar Seksan
Enco
Known for
The Maus
Rijad Gvozden
Rijad
Known for
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Boris Ler
Kiki
Known for
Quo Vadis, Aida?
The Call Up
Luna Mijović
Tajna
Known for
Youth
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
Danis Tanović Director · Bernard-Henri Lévy Author Mirza Tahirović Composer
Worldwide gross $6.5K · United States release January 9, 2017 · Produced in Bosnia & Herzegovina, France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$6,540
Production
SCCA / pro.ba
Production
Margo Films
Production
Bosnia & Herzegovina · France
Produced in
Looking for Europe
Working title
Languages
Original title
Smrt u Sarajevu
Original language
Bosnian
Spoken on screen
Bosnian · English · French
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 2016
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
United States · January 9, 2017
Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
France · August 23, 2017
Theatrical
Australia
June 9, 2016 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 7, 2016 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 17, 2016 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Canada
September 13, 2016 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
March 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Germany
April 20, 2016 · Premiere · Go East Film Festival
Greece
November 10, 2016 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 27, 2016 · Theatrical
Israel
July 9, 2016 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Japan
March 25, 2017 · Digital
Poland
June 24, 2016 · Premiere · Transatlantyk Festival
November 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Serbia
May 12, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
February 3, 2017 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 7, 2016 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
August 26, 2016 · Theatrical
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