Unlike the average war movie, No Man's Land is not focused on neither the action nor the conflict, but the confusion and the disorder that occurs during war. As the title states, the movie is about a scene that happens in no man's land which is the area between the front lines of either side. Set in the middle of the Bosnian war in 1993, two Bosnian Muslim soldiers named Ciki and Cera and one Bosnian Serb soldier name Nino are stuck in a trench in no man's land for one day. Ciki and Nino confront each other inside the trench trading insults, jokes, and control. Through out the movie Cera cannot move because he is laying on top of a bouncing mine which will explode if he sits up. Out of friendship, Ciki stays with his friend Cera and forces Nino to stay in the trench so his side will not shoot. They deperately call for help by dancing around in their underwear. The UNProf, who are known for being ineffective in stopping the war, investigate the scene.
Mixed with some comedy, this war drama shows the problems of war and the tensions help between enemies of a common background. Not supporting either side of the conflict and not even supporting the nuetral UN, No Man's Land provides an unbyist insight to the Bosnian war which may differ from common views on the war.-Raymond Chian
You could go a little bit more in depth with this review and analyze some of the deeper issues presented in the film such as: why is the UNprof so ineffective?
ReplyDeleteI also think it would be helpful if you included a paragraph on the technical aspects of the film, like the cinematography and how it helps tell the story or the colors and lighting in the film aid its humorous nature.
ReplyDeleteI think the summary was nice, but I agree that a more detailed review of the film would help. The issues with the UN are big in this film, but also issues of national identity between the two sides. The film making methods used might also be a nice idea to touch on in the review.
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