''Children of Sarajevo'' ( bs, Djeca) is a 2012 Bosnian
drama film
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directed by
Aida Begić. The film competed in the
Un Certain Regard
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The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
2012 Cannes Film Festival
The 65th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2012. Italian film director Nanni Moretti was the President of the Jury for the main competition and British actor Tim Roth was the President of the Jury for the Un Certain Regard sectio ...
where it won the Special Distinction award.
The film was selected as the Bosnian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Oscar at the
85th Academy Awards
The 85th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2012 and took place on February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p. ...
, but it did not make the final shortlist.
Cast
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Marija Pikić as Rahima
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Ismir Gagula as Nedim
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Bojan Navojec
Bojan Navojec (born 26 April 1976) is a Croatian theatre and film actor.
Navojec was born in Bjelovar. He graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb
The Academy of Dramatic Art ( hr, Akademija dramske umjetnosti or ADU) i ...
as Davor
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Sanela Pepeljak as Vedrana
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Vedran Đekić as Čiza
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Mario Knezović as Dino
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Jasna Beri as Saliha
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Nikola Đuričko
Nikola Ðuričko ( sr-cyr, Никола Ђуричко; born 9 July 1974) is a Serbian actor.
Active in film, television, and in theater, his first notable role was in 1989, in the film ''Poslednji krug u Monci''.
In 1991, he played Djura in th ...
as Tarik
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Staša Dukić as Selma
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Aleksandar Seksan
Aleksandar Seksan (born 24 August 1968) is a Bosnian actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1997. Most notably, he starred in the 2003 multiple award-winning Bosnian film ''Remake
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as Rizo
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Velibor Topić
Velibor Topić (born 24 July 1970 in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian-British actor.
He is known for his roles in '' Snatch'' (2000), '' Kingdom of Heaven'' (2005), ''Robin Hood'' (2010), '' The Counselor'' (2013 ...
as Mirsad Melić
See also
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List of Bosnian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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2012 films
2012 drama films
Bosnian-language films
Films set in Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina drama films
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