

A harsh dose of cinematic realism about a harsh time – the Bosnian War of the 1990s – Juanita Wilson's drama is taken from true stories revealed during the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague. Samira is a modern schoolteacher in Sarajevo who takes a job in a small country village just as the war is beginning to ramp up. When Serbian soldiers overrun the village, shoot the men and keep the women as laborers (the older ones) and sex objects (the younger ones), Samira is subjected to the basest form of treatment imaginable.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Nataša Petrović
Samira

Feđa Štukan
The Captain

Jelena Jovanova
Jasmina
Sanja Burić
The Nurse
Irina Apelgren
Alisa

Zvezda Angelovska
Halida

Nikolina Kujača
Mirsada

Stellan Skarsgård
Doctor
Angela Stojanovska
Samira's Sister
Zoran Trajkovski
Samira's Father

Sofija Kunovska
Samira's Mother
Elpida Pakovska
Village Neighbour
Ivo Stojanovski
Village Neighbour's Husband
Filip Pešov
School Boy
Jana Mirčevska
School Girl
Kristijan Svetiev
Arresting Soldier

Miraj Grbić
Commander

Blagoj Veselinov
Threatening Soldier
Marija Milićević
Nurse's Daughter
Nino Levi
First Rapist

Igor Angelov
Second Rapist

Aleksandar Mikic
Third Rapist

Slagjana Vujošević
Amina
Jasna Diklić
Caretaker
Bojan Velevski
Sleeping Soldier

Saško Kocev
Experienced Soldier
Gjorgji Neškoski
Experienced Soldier
Nenad Mitevski
Bojan
Kristina Lelevac
New Woman

Jana Stojanovska
Hospital Nurse
Andrej Bogoeski
Samira's Baby
Anna Walsh
Singing Girl
Vlado Dojčinovski
Experienced Soldier
Katina Ivanova
(uncredited)
Crew
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Executive Producer
Director
Novel
Original Music Composer
Casting
Director of Photography
Writer
Details
Release Date
2010-07-26
Runtime
109 min
Original Language
English
Languages
Bosnian
Croatian
Serbian
Production Companies
Euroimages Fund of the Council of Europe
Octagon Films
Film i Väst
Sektor Film
W2 Filmproduktion und Vertriebs
WMG Film
Wide Eye Films
Element Pictures
Countries
France
Germany
Ireland
Macedonia
Sweden
Genres
Drama
War