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Plot

The movie takes place in autumn 1997, in the small Bosniak village of Slavno, in eastern Bosnia. Only the women and girls are left, along with an old grandfather and a little boy. All of the men have disappeared on account of the Bosnian war. The most entrepreneurial of the women, Alma, a young widow, attempts to help the families survive by producing plum

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and

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, but the village is too far away from the market to have any customers. Accidentally, she and another women meet a truck-driver from

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, named Hamza, who offers to carry the goods to the market for them on the following Wednesday. However, he does not show up as agreed. Suddenly Miro and Marc, agents of a

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-backed foreign company, enter the town and propose to buy the whole area for 70,000

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. After discussing the proposal, half of the women of the village agree, hoping to gain a better life in town. However, Alma and her old and ill mother-in-law Safija resist, even as winter approaches and the village is at risk to remain completely isolated from the outer world. Following a malfunction of their car and a sudden storm, the contract dealers are forced to remain in the village: one of them, Miro, is injured, and finally reveals that the bodies of the lost children are buried in the Blue Cave. All of the villagers travel to find the remains and reconcile with their memories. The day after, the first snow begins falling down softly, as Hamza, the truck-driver who proposed to carry their goods to market, drives in.

Cast

Zana Marjanović Zana Marjanović (born 31 May 1983) is a Bosnian actress best known for her leading role in Angelina Jolie's directorial debut ''In the Land of Blood and Honey'' (2011). She is an alumna of Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. Filmography ;Fil ...

– Alma *

Jasna Beri Jasna Beri (born Jasna Ornela Bery; 2 January 1954) is a Bosnian actress. She appeared in more than forty films since 1975. Selected filmography References External links * 1954 births Living people Bosnia and Herzegovina film actr ...

– Nadija *

Sadžida Šetić Sadžida Šetić (born March 6, 1968 in Sarajevo) is a Bosnian actress. Her film credits include ''My Aunt in Sarajevo'', ''Snow Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clo ...

– Jasmina * Vesna Mašić – Safija *

Emir Hadžihafizbegović Emir Hadžihafizbegović (; born 20 August 1961) is a Bosnian actor. Often regarded as one of the best actors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, he has appeared in over fifty films, including ''When Father Was Away on Business'' (1985), ''Remake'' (2003 ...

– Mehmed * Irena Mulamuhić – Nena Fatima * Jelena Kordić – Sabrina *

Jasmin Geljo Jasmin Geljo (born September 18, 1959) is a Bosnian-Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Cube Zero'', as Ryjkin, and in the films ''Land of the Dead'', ''Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film), Assault on Precinct 13'' and ''The Sentine ...

– Miro * Dejan Spasić – Marc * Alma Terzić – Lejla * Muhamed Hadžović – Hamza * Benjamin Đip – Ali * Nejla Keškić – Zehra * Mirna Ždralović – Hana * Emina Mahmutagić – Azra

External links

Official websiteVideos on making of "Snow"
* {{Bosnian submission for Academy Awards 2008 films Bosnia and Herzegovina war drama films Bosnian-language films Bosnian War films Films set in 1997 Febiofest award winners