No Man's Land [2002] | ![No Man's Land [2002]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YAASP1B1L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Danis Tanovic
Actors: Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic, Georges Siatidis, Serge-henri Valcke
Studio: Momentum Pictures
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 8459
Format: Pal, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), German (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 93
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060021175977
ASIN: B00007JGIP
Theatrical Release Date: February 20, 2003
Release Date: January 27, 2003
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Amazon.co.uk Review
A brilliant take on the tragedy that beset his country, Danis Tanovic's directorial debut No Man's Land is a bleak comedy set during the war in Bosnia. The story begins as a group of Bosnian soldiers emerge from a fog to realise that they have strayed into a thin strip of land unclaimed by either side in the conflict. A bloody sequence of events ensues, which results in a disputed trench being occupied by weathered Bosnian veteran Branko Djuric and his opposite number, Rene Bitorajac's Serbian greenhorn. There's a standoff between them, complicated by Djuric's injured colleague lying atop a "bouncing mine". He's a human booby trap--move him and the everything within 50 yards will be blown sky-high. As the blue-hatted, ineffectual UN are called in, and with the world's media, led by the late Katrin Cartlidge as a rather snotty BBC reporter, swiftly arriving on the scene, this single trench becomes an almost Beckettian metaphor for the war. Tanovic is not especially concerned with taking sides in the Bosnian-Serb conflict. Whatever its causes, both sides are seen to be as bad, or more accurately as desperate, as each other. That it's hard, for outsiders in particular, to tell who's who much of the time only heightens the irony. There's anger at the media intrusiveness ("Does our misery pay well?" screams Djuric at the reporters), but what's really conveyed is a sense of the absurdity, futility and intractability of war, as summarised in the final image. From the grotesque mess of conflict, Tanovic has fashioned a perfectly judged and beautifully executed movie. On the DVD: No Man's Land is presented in widescreen with a Dolby 5.1 soundtrack. There are no extras, other than an English language option for the hard of hearing. --David Stubbs
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 Not as good as expected November 25, 2008
I had expected this to be far better than it actually was. After a promising start, the action became a bit contrived, especially with the introduction of the English journalist. She was one annoying character among many - including, unfortunately, the two main protagonists. I thought that the satire, and the conclusion, were a bit clunky and cumbersome, and the film could have been far more deftly put together, or funnier, or both.
Overall, not a particularly witty or substantial treatment of an interesting idea, and by no means as entertaining or thought-provoking as some of the other films to emerge from this part of the world, or which explore the futility of (this or any other) war.
 An apt metaphor November 22, 2008
I thought this was an excellent and thought provoking film. Although it's humorous and light in tone, it nevertheless managed to convey the tragedy of the Bosnian conflict and the horrors of civil war. The final scene is an apt metaphor for the war and the (criminal) impotence of the UN in the face of a conflict they could not comprehend.
 Tragic & funny. November 10, 2008
I've just watched this film on T.V. and would agree with the other reviewers that is an wonderful film about the bosnian - serbian war. I especially rememeber the French U.N. soldier saying to the B.B.C. reporter " You can't be impartial in the face of murder."
I'm not someone who watches war films or violent films but this I only started watching by accident and I'm so glad I did as I'm now going to be buying a few copies to give as gifts, it's one of the best films I've seen.
entertaining March 31, 2007
This is a good entertaining movie. It shows how ridiculous wars can be and the ineffective abilities of the UN. Good stark end.
Great film for the kids! March 24, 2007
1 out of 17 found this review helpful
When i was young, my dad would whip is sausages out and get me to it whilst i watched this film.
A great film. The humour part is most prominent. Using the background of vietnam and 24th century vietnam as a "what if?" portrait was not only sobering but beer bellyingly funny. The cameo of Harry hill riding Obedia Hakeswills' donkey from sharpe (ITV 1993)gives you an idea of the sway such a film has on the donkey population.
Filmed using innovative donkey belt cameras, you feel immersed in the charge of donkeys across the frozen city mall.
A real gem of a film!
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