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''Death in Sarajevo'' ( bs, Smrt u Sarajevu) is a 2016 Bosnian
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Danis Tanović Danis Tanović (born 20 February 1969) is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for having directed and written the script for the 2001 Bosnian movie '' No Man's Land'' which won him many awards, including an Academy Award ...
. It was selected to compete for the
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at the
66th Berlin International Film Festival The 66th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2016, with American actress Meryl Streep as the President of the Jury. The Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement was presented to German cinematographer Michael ...
. At Berlin it won the
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, as well as
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prize for films shown in competition. It was selected as the Bosnian entry for the
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at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.


Cast

* Snežana Marković as Lamija *
Izudin Bajrović Izudin Bajrović (born 9 February 1963) is a Bosnian theater, film and television actor. He has appeared in more than forty films since 1986. Recent activity In 2017, Bajrović signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, ...
as Omer * Vedrana Seksan as Vedrana * Muhamed Hadžović as Gavrilo *
Jacques Weber Jacques Weber is a French actor, director, and writer. Life and career Weber joined the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique at the age of 20, and won the Prix d'Excellence when he left. He joined Robert Hossein in Rheims, and ...
as Jacques *
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'' and 2016 Bosnian film ''Death in Sarajevo ''D ...
as Enco * Faketa Salihbegović as Hatidža * Edin Avdagić Koja as Edo


Reception

The film received mixed reviews. Jay Weissberg praised the film in ''
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'' as an "expertly modulated choral drama". Stephen Dalton writing for ''
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'' 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." Review aggregator
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reports that the film has an overall approval rating of , based on reviews, with an average rating of .


See also

*
List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Awar ...
*
List of Bosnian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Bosnia and Herzegovina has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1994. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture p ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Death In Sarajevo 2016 films 2016 drama films Bosnian-language films 2010s French-language films Films directed by Danis Tanović Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize winners Bosnia and Herzegovina drama films