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As If I Am Not There

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.

Top Cast

  • Nataša Petrović

    Nataša Petrović

    Samira

  • Feđa Štukan

    Feđa Štukan

    The Captain

  • Jelena Jovanova Perikj

    Jelena Jovanova Perikj

    Jasmina

  • Sanja Burić

    Sanja Burić

    The Nurse

  • Irina Apelgren

    Irina Apelgren

    Alisa

  • Zvezda Angelovska

    Zvezda Angelovska

    Halida

  • Nikolina Kujača

    Nikolina Kujača

    Mirsada

  • Stellan Skarsgård

    Stellan Skarsgård

    Doctor

  • Angela Stojanovska

    Angela Stojanovska

    Samira's Sister

Overview

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.

Rating

6.4 / 10
18 Reviews
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