Death in Sarajevo (Bosnian: Smrt u Sarajevu) is a 2016 Bosnian drama film directed by Danis Tanović. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin it won the Jury Grand Prix, as well as FIPRESCI prize for films shown in competition. It was selected as the Bosnian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
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Cast
Snežana Marković as Lamija
Izudin Bajrović as Omer
Vedrana Seksan as Vedrana
Muhamed Hadžović as Gavrilo
Jacques Weber as Jacques
Aleksandar Seksan as Enco
Faketa Salihbegović as Hatidža
Edin Avdagić Koja as Edo
Reception
The film received mixed reviews. Jay Weissberg praised the film in Variety as an "expertly modulated choral drama". Stephen Dalton writing for The Hollywood Reporter 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 Rotten Tomatoes reports that the film has an overall approval rating of 76%, based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10.