Grbavica (2006)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.4/10   

Director:

Jasmila Zbanic

Guionista:

Jasmila Zbanic (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

6 julio 2006 (Alemania)

Género:

Drama

Plot:

A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.

Plot Keywords:

School Trip | Sarajevo | Body Identification War Dead | Wartime Rape | Animal Abuse

Premios:

8 wins & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

An Oscar-worthy performance and a beautiful film

Reparto

Mirjana Karanovic	...	Esma
Luna Mijovic	...	Sara
Leon Lucev	...	Pelda
Kenan Catic	...	Samir
Jasna Beri	...	Sabina (as Jasna Ornela Berry)
Dejan Acimovic	...	Cenga
Bogdan Diklic	...	Saran
Emir Hadzihafizbegovic	...	Puska
Ermin Bravo	...	Profesor Muha
Semka Sokolovic-Bertok	...	Pelda's Mother
Maike Höhne	...	Jabolka
Jasna Zalica	...	Plema
Nada Djurevska	...	Aunt Safija
Emina Muftic	...	Vasvija (as Minka Muftic)
Dunja Pasic	...	Mila

También conocida como:

Esma's Secret - Grbavica (UK)
Esmas Geheimnis - Grbavica (Alemania)
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (International: English title)
La revelación de Sara (Colombia) (Mexico) [es]
Grbavica (Argentina) (festival title) [es]

Duración:

USA:107 min | Argentina:100 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | Germany:90 min | UK:95 min

País:

Austria | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Alemania | Croatia

Idioma:

Bosnian

Color:

Color

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Brazil:14 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15

Locaciones de Filmación:

Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Compañía:

Coop 99

Trivialidades:

Like many other productions in Bosnia, Grbavica (2006) is a small budget film.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Smagsdommerne: (#5.12)" (2007)

An Oscar-worthy performance and a beautiful film

I was fortunate enough to see this wonderful film at the Melbourne International Film Festival where it seemed to receive a positive reaction from the large audience.

Jasmila Zbanic has written and directed a film that is powerful enough to speak to a global audience. Even as a twenty-something Australian male, I was able to relate to the struggle of a middle-aged Bosnian woman because of the strength of Zbanic's storytelling and the superb acting.

I was particularly astonished by Mirjana Karanovic's performance and would be thrilled to see her acknowledged at Oscar time next year. She captured Esma's internal conflicts perfectly and brought many audience members to tears. Luna Mijovic was also very good as Sara, shifting with ease between adolescent rage and childlike vulnerability.

Zbanic should be applauded for crafting a film that reminds us that the wounds of war leave deep scars. While Zbanic's script may not be "perfect", the humanity of her message is strong enough to leave us feeling grateful for the gift of love. At a time when the global political climate is in such tumult, films like this remind us to appreciate the loving relationships we have, despite the baggage they may come with.