In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 77
Fresh: 43 | Rotten: 34
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Average Rating: 6/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 15
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Set against the backdrop of the Bosnian War that tore the Balkan region apart in the 1990s, In the Land of Blood and Honey tells the story of Danijel and Ajla, two people from different sides of a brutal ethnic conflict. Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, and Ajla, a Bosnian held captive in the camp he oversees, knew each other before the war, and could have found love with each other. But as the armed conflict takes hold of their lives, their relationship grows darker, their motives and
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Cast
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Zana Marjanovic
Ajla -
Goran Kostic
Danijel -
Vanesa Glodjo
Lejla -
Rade Serbedzija
Nebojsa -
Boris Ler
Tarik -
Alma Terzic
Hana -
Jelena Jovanova
Esma -
Feda Stukan
Petar -
Nikola Djuricko
Darko -
Aleksandar Djurica
Marko -
Branko Djuric
Aleksandar -
Goran Jevtic
Mitar -
Jasna Ornela Bery
Mejrema -
Ermin Bravo
Mehmet -
Dzana Pinjo
Nadja -
Ermin Sijamija
Vuc -
Milos Timotijevic
Durja
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All Critics (77) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (34)
Overall, Jolie has nothing to be embarrassed about and much of which to be proud with this movie. Even in moments where the film doesn't quite work, she shows ample evidence of ambition and a discerning director's eye.
Top CriticThe film's key twist seems a bit underdeveloped, but there's no avoiding the horror the film captures. Even in modern times, what monsters men can be.
It's a tough, clear-eyed look at a ghastly ethnic war, with an admirably wide perspective that affords compassion for both sides.
Although Jolie's good intentions are easy to admire, those characters are hard to believe, and the bloody narrative has an oddly bloodless effect.
Jolie crafts a watchable, engaging drama set amid the Bosnian War, proof that she has paid attention during all of these years in front of the camera and has been able to translate that into some skill behind it.
An ambitious if not entirely fully realized drama about the 1990s war in the former Yugoslavia.
In The Land Of Blood And Honey is a compelling story that is enhanced by the well-researched portrayal of the politics behind the conflict and the ways that people were made to cope.
...not incompetently made, and it suggests that Jolie might have a real shot at someday being a very good director. But it leaves us with a feeling so queasy and uncomfortable one hesitates to give it voice: Could she really think this dynamic is sexy?
Jolie never shies away from the horrors of war, with scene after scene of ethnic cleansing and war atrocities, but it suffers from an emotionally distant script and some weird editing that make the film's languid pace even more noticeable.
It's a good movie on a great subject, even if it is well short of a great film.
Jolie wants to tell a tragic love story amid the ruins, between a Serb and a Muslim, but she can never get a bead on who these two people are or how they feel about each other.
In the Land of Blood and Honey is a relentless, disturbing chronicle of cruelty. It is bleak and brutal. Angelina Jolie is showing this could be -- and still is -- happening in other parts of the world.
A brilliant debut written and directed by Jolie. She has an artist's eye, strong personal vision, and a masterful command of her stars.
Jolie, however, shows great promise as a visual storyteller, even though this love story is stretched too thinly.
[T]hough it is written and directed by actress Angelina Jolie... there is nothing 'Hollywood' about this film: it stars local actors and is in the local languages, and it shies not one whit from the horrors of the war.
Never less than competent, it's clearly the result of a sincere, long-harboured desire to raise awareness of these horrific, dehumanising events.
Jolie's grasp of the material is confident enough to mean that her film never slows down, or loses its way.
This is an often impressive first feature and clearly a sincere and hard-hitting exposure of a terrible time.
With its broad strokes, this invitation to an important discussion is hard to ignore, but the blood and honey on the table is an unpalatable mix.
Sincere and ambitious yet inadequate...
Jolie has a number of things on her side here, including a superb cast that is mostly unknown to western viewers -- always a boon to the willing suspension of disbelief.
Audience Reviews for In the Land of Blood and Honey
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- Ajla: We were thought to loke everyone... Serbs, Corats, Muslims....
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- Danijel: Should I trust you?
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- Danijel: It's very complicated...
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Foreign Titles
- Au Pays du Sang et du Miel (FR)
- En tierra de sangre y miel (ES)
