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No Man's Land (2001)

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Average Rating: 7.8/10
Reviews Counted: 98
Fresh: 91 | Rotten: 7

Bleak and darkly humorous, No Man's Land vividly illustrates the absurdity of war.

Average Rating: 8.2/10
Critic Reviews: 24
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 1

Bleak and darkly humorous, No Man's Land vividly illustrates the absurdity of war.

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The grim futility of the war between Bosnia and Serbia is reduced to its essence as two enemy soldiers are forced to share a wary trust for one another in this drama. A group of Bosnian soldiers are advancing upon Serbian territory during a misty night when the fog lifts at daybreak, making them plainly visible to their enemy. Serb forces open fire upon them, and soon only Chiki (Brancko Djuric) is still alive, after diving into a trench in no man's land. Two Serbian soldiers scouting the area

R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Danis Tanovic

Written By: Danis Tanovic

In Theaters: Dec 21, 2001 Wide

On DVD: Apr 9, 2002

Box Office:$0.9M

United Artists Pictures

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Critic Reviews for No Man's Land

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... a gripping piece of combat theater.

February 26, 2002 Comment

Roger Moore

Orlando Sentinel

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It's hard to believe this is writer-director Danis Tanovic's first feature fiction film.

February 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle

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Eric Harrison

Houston Chronicle

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The acting's so strong and the dialogue so realistic, that it feels authentic.

February 7, 2002 Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News

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Jane Sumner

Dallas Morning News

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A strange and disturbing film, but it is not without a stirringly humanist compassion even at its most outlandish and outrageous.

January 9, 2002 Full Review Source: New York Observer

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Andrew Sarris

New York Observer

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A well-mounted... seriocomedy with passing punchlines. And for about half the movie, it's compelling stuff.

December 21, 2001 Comment

Desson Thomson

Washington Post

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It's not a pretty picture, but it is a funny one, if you agree with Tanovic that all human behavior tends toward folly, cowardice, self-deception, corruption and hopelessness.

December 21, 2001 Comment

Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

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absurd situation creates lasting images that don't diminish with time

June 17, 2011 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews

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John A. Nesbit

Old School Reviews Source: Old School Reviews

A brilliant and brilliantly disturbing film.

February 28, 2007 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Tanovic adroitly indicts the entrenched hostilities between people and nations.

June 25, 2004 Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

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Judith Egerton

Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

savage whimsy

April 5, 2003 Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews

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Andrea Chase

Killer Movie Reviews

An intelligent and expertly-judged microcosm of the inanity of war.

February 13, 2003 Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

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Tom Grealis

RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

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A terrific movie with many, many layers. The UN is ripped for its do-nothing foolishness, but equally well presented is the difficulty of peacemaking itself. Ultimately it is not the failure of the UN, but the failure of humans to let go of the past in favor of peace. Biting drama, well conceived and executed. All this, and humor, too.

October 14, 2010

Cynthia S.

Super Reviewer

I'm pretty sure my favorite part was the random appearance of the villain from Ace Ventura 2. This is by no means a movie that I got into, but I can't deny that it's an interesting concept. It's just that some of the symbolism is way too obvious and it takes away from the overall story and message. One thing I really

February 28, 2011

Conner Rainwater

Super Reviewer

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1. Jane Livingstone: Neutrality does not exist in the face of murder. Doing nothing to stop it is, in fact, choosing. It is not being neutral.
– Submitted by Elliott T (2 months ago)