Death in Sarajevo
{{short description|2016 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Death in Sarajevo
| image = Death in Sarajevo.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Danis Tanović
| producer =
| writer = Danis Tanović
| starring = Snežana Marković
Izudin Bajrović
Vedrana Seksan
Muhamed Hadžović
Jacques Weber
Aleksandar Seksan
| music = Mirza Tahirović
| cinematography = Erol Zubčević
| editing = Redzinald Simek
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2016|2|15|Berlin|2016|5|12|Bosnia|df=yes}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = Bosnia and Herzegovina
| language = Bosnian
French
}}
Death in Sarajevo ({{langx|bs|Smrt u Sarajevu}}) is a 2016 Bosnian drama film directed by Danis Tanović. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/wettbewerb/wettbewerb-presse-detail_30356.html |title=Jan 11, 2016: Berlinale Competition 2016: Another nine films selected |access-date=11 January 2016 |work=Berlinale |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112184813/http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/wettbewerb/wettbewerb-presse-detail_30356.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/global/berlin-film-festival-competition-lineup-1201676845/ |title=Berlin Film Festival Adds Nine Films to Competition Lineup |access-date=11 January 2016 |work=Variety}} At Berlin it won the Jury Grand Prix,{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_internationale_jury/index.html |title=Prizes of the International Jury |access-date=20 February 2016 |work=Berlinale |archive-date=13 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213193955/https://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_internationale_jury/index.html |url-status=dead }} as well as FIPRESCI prize for films shown in competition.{{cite web|title=Berlin’s FIPRESCI Prize goes to Death in Sarajevo|url=http://www.cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=305583|website=Cineuropa|access-date=20 February 2016}} It was selected as the Bosnian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.{{cite web|url=http://www.klix.ba/magazin/film-tv/film-smrt-u-sarajevu-danisa-tanovica-bh-kandidat-za-nagradu-oscar/160831035|title=Film "Smrt u Sarajevu" Danisa Tanovića bh. kandidat za nagradu Oscar|work=klix|date=31 August 2016 |access-date=31 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-bosnia-selects-death-sarajevo-924616 |title=Oscars: Bosnia Selects 'Death in Sarajevo' for Foreign-Language Category |last=Holdsworth |first=Nick |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=31 August 2016 |access-date=31 August 2016}}
Cast
- Snežana Marković as Lamija
- Izudin Bajrović as Omer
- Vedrana Seksan as Vedrana
- Muhamed Hadžović as Gavrilo
- Jacques Weber as Jacques
- Aleksandar Seksan as Enco
- Faketa Salihbegović as Hatidža
- Edin Avdagić Koja as Edo
Reception
The film received mixed reviews.{{cite news|last1=Barnes|first1=Henry|title=Death in Sarajevo review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/16/death-in-sarajevo-review-berlin-film-festival-danis-tanovic|access-date=26 December 2017|work=The Guardian|date=16 February 2016}}{{cite news|last1=D'Arcy|first1=David|title='Death In Sarajevo': Review|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/death-in-sarajevo-review/5100478.article|access-date=26 December 2017|work=Screen Daily|date=15 February 2016}} Jay Weissberg praised the film in Variety as an "expertly modulated choral drama".{{cite news|last1=Weissberg|first1=Jay|title=Film Review: ‘Death in Sarajevo’|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/death-in-sarajevo-review-danis-tanovic-berlin-film-festival-1201706394/|access-date=26 December 2017|work=Variety|date=15 February 2016}} Stephen Dalton writing for The Hollywood Reporter gave a negative review, noting, "The take-home message that historical narratives are always complex and contentious, especially in the Balkans, is unquestionably true but hardly a profound insight. Not quite a political thriller, not quite a provocative drama, not quite an inspired stage adaptation, Death in Sarajevo is a minor addition to Tanović's illustrious body of work."{{cite news|last1=Dalton|first1=Stephen|title='Death in Sarajevo' ('Smrt u Sarajevu'): Berlin Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/death-sarajevo-smrt-u-sarajevu-865323|access-date=26 December 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=16 February 2016}}
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that the film has an overall approval rating of {{RT data|score}}, based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.{{cite web|title=Death in Sarajevo (2016)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/death_in_sarajevo|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|4466648|Death in Sarajevo}}
{{Danis Tanović}}
{{Silver Bear for Jury Grand Prix}}
{{Bosnian submission for Academy Awards}}
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Category:2016 independent films
Category:Bosnian-language films
Category:2010s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Danis Tanović