Discoveries from Bosnia & Herzegovina World Cinema

Batan is the goalkeeper of the Zanatlija football club from Visoko, competing in the lowest-level town league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their opponent in the game is the local rival which holds the top position and has the ambition to move to the next league, which would be secured with a victory over Zanatlija. The atmosphere is blazing hot and any silly move on the field is received by the supporters as a life-or-death event. However, although he's been keeping the goal of his team for 10 years, Batan, the hero of this story, doesn't find the result of the game all that important.

A man blows balloons until they burst and thus expresses his accumulated aggression.

Documentary about Indexi, a Bosnian and former Yugoslav rock band popular in Yugoslavia. It formed in 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and disbanded in 2001 when singer Davorin Popović died.

A TV crew visits the remote Bosnian village of Blervici to film their cooking show, drawn by its rustic charm. Their host, Meho, impresses them with a mysterious traditional dish. However, a sudden rainstorm traps them overnight, and they reluctantly accept Meho's hospitality. As they discover his dark secret, what began as a routine shoot turns into a fight for survival against an ancient evil.

In Zenica, a giant steel factory belches toxic gasses into the air day and night, making the city one of the world’s most polluted, and people are dying. Samir Lemes and citizen activists from Eko Forum fight an uneven fight for change against the reckless corporation, the local politicians who focus on jobs, investments, and re-elections, and the EU who co-funds the corporation without enforcing laws and international standards. Instead, they name Zenica ‘A Green City Project’, building bicycle lanes in a city where breathing is a health hazard. A film about financial cynicism, political pragmatisk and greenwashing, in which West European countries play a surprisingly big role.

A man, a child, two wars, a river, a tree. A man and a child meet under a tree on a river bank, sharing the same memory and a secret. They find in each other the serenity, the silence and the time they lost in the flowing water of the river.

A single mother discovers that her daughter displays signs of autism.

This time Jelka and Milka go to the apple plantation as seasonal workers. And our Čedo is burning with jealousy, he dreams of Jelka being touched by unknown men, caressing her while he suffers... Čedo persuades his neighbor Nedja to investigate whether their wives are loitering in the orchards or earning their bread honestly?! Going on a long trip with Čedo's Vokswagen is always a special adventure, full of breakdowns and problems with the police.

Young man Damir finds himself in a very difficult situation due to drug and psychedelic substance abuse. His mental and physical health has already deteriorated significantly. His situation is further worsened by his dependence on the people who supply him with narcotics. Of course, he cannot resolve any of the unpleasant situations in his life by taking any kind of substance. He completely loses control over his life, and at the moment he meets a girl who could be his never-found happiness and who could love him, it becomes too late...

Ena, a 10 year old girl, who lives with her young mother and grandmother, has a constant urge to eat something sweet, and she never actually gets to eat some, by the end of the day ending up having a different “culinary”experience with her friend Ado who is in the eve of moving to Frankfurt.

Jasna searches for the remains of her two children who were killed and buried in the mass grave by Serbian Army. She gathers all available information and inspects mass grave sites hoping to find the red rubber boots her son wore the day he was abducted.

This documentary explores the disintegration of Yugoslavia from a historical and human perspective, highlighting the events that led to the collapse of this union, which was once considered a symbol of unity and coexistence among diverse nationalities.

On the eve of war in Bosnia, two boys go looking for treasure in an abandoned hill fort oblivious to the encroaching danger. Instead of gold they find a gun and overnight both their lives are changed forever.

It shows the arrival of 600 Bosnian expatriates who traveled over Croatia to fight in the SAO Bosanska Krajina, a short-lived entity occupied by Serbian enemy forces.

Every day Mirza spends with women. Every day he has to re-visit them and make them all happy. Today, he says goodbye to everybody.

Feature documentary about a young man, Dino, who spent a part of his youth in a closed radical religious communes of “vahaby” movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

April 1992. Members of a large family strewn around the former Yugoslavia gather around the death bed of their elderly matriarch. She is not well, but the forecast of a family doctor that her death is a matter of minutes away proves incorrect, so the waiting stretches out for days. Relatives start bickering, playing tricks and arguing over the inheritance to be left by the old woman, especially over her large family house in Sarajevo. Despite her deteriorating health, Grandma happily joins the fray. It appears as if that might be what is keeping her alive. Family feuds and intrigues directed against one of the sisters are more important to the family than the clear, terrifying signs of an approaching cataclysm. When the scheming is finally revealed, it is too late. A war has begun in Sarajevo.

A new sequel to the popular comedy.

The film follows a young boy who after the death of parents caring for a younger brother.

Two children brave Serbian snipers to collect snow for water during the Siege of Sarajevo in 1994.

Branko dwells on the fringes of Belgrade society. Isolated and unable to sleep, he speaks to no-one. His only obsession seems to be his younger brother, whose muddy shoes, bloodstained sheets, and murky whereabouts unsettle him. As paranoia sets in, Branko realises his brother isn't the strange one. He is.

Along with some of Miladin Šobić’s most famous and popular songs, journalists, colleagues and fans talk about the phenomenon of his appeal even after 40 years since he completely retired.

Old man Zaim is alone in the world and wants to change that. He is in love with his neighbor Munevera. Munevera doesn't want him. But there are those who do.

The film deals with the tragedy of the women survivors of the Srebrenica genocide, or rather, the consequences of the horrors they experienced - it is about women whose sole purpose in life is to locate the bones of their loved ones and give them a decent burial. Fifteen years later, they still want just one simple thing - the truth. As a contrast, the film deals with trivialities of modern living, obsessed with different reality shows...

Tica (Birdy) a war orphan arrives to Sarajevo with his newborn daughter urgently needing surgical procedure. Facing his new appalling reality, Tica embarks into the night where demons of the past are always ready.

Violeta gives birth to a baby, while Ceda's mother-in-law gets wasted which makes place for plenty new adventures in the village. It's a story about life and death told in a humorous way.

On a weekend night in Sarajevo, a half unconscious German tourist meets a Bosnian young man through an unlikely series of events. Their new friendship is tested through a fight, a call to ambulance and accusation of thievery.

It tells about the stopping of Yugoslav National Army tanks in Polog on May 7, 1991, and depicts the events of May 7, 8, and 9, 1991. The complexity of the situation is presented. Through the interview with the actual participants, one can see the full spectrum of problems, conflicts with superiors, with ordinary protesters who, under the great rush of adrenaline, were prepared to give their lives under tank tracks.

The plot again deals with familial relationships, more precisely around daughter-in-law, her husband and his domineering mother.

Mirsad’s father’s village is evacuated due to dam construction. The village will soon be under water. Mirsad arrives from the city intending to move his father’s remains from the old village cemetery to a grave in the new village’s graveyard.

A struggling war veteran agrees to an illegal job in order to pay off his debts.

It’s a beautiful winter day. Four children are playing on the bridge, but fifth actor enters the game... The sniper.

Thomas Geer is an American journalist who comes to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to make an objective report on political events and conflicts. The main actor in his report is a high-ranking official who is responsible for making an identity law. Thomas reveals too much information through his investigation on the aforementioned politicians, and revealing things that might change direction on the radical moves.

A personal interpretation of the blockade of Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital.

Mahir is married to Geraldine for three years and still they have no children. So Mahir becomes convinced that he is pregnant. From that moment, he keeps throwing up.

Portrait of family members during isolation with limited technical resources (phone recording).

A sleep-deprived woman arrives home to find a stranger in the house adamant he is her son.

The year is two thousand and something. An elderly couple live alone in a flat in Sarajevo, with their own rituals: drinking coffee, playing cards, watching TV.

20 years after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the director decides to find the actors from a film he made as a student. The winds of war have scattered the boys far away from their hometown. In his search, the director embarks on a journey around the world, hoping to recover the lost pieces.

A small group of soldiers separated from their unit is trying to orientate and reach the sea.

“Duran” is a story about the reality of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian society, about the forgotten workers and the peasants, about abandoned generations who get fired in their 50s, about dreams, love and friendship, crimes and punishment.

In all its beauty, youth can be so naive that we cannot discern the important things… Love is the most wonderful and the most destructive thing in the world, all at the same time…

This time, the favorite hero Chedo gets a new, not easy task. The director assigns him to host a famous director and organizes the recording of a dramatic play with amateur actors. Cheda's mission is clear - to find actors and prepare an audition. But, as always, nothing goes smoothly. Chedo goes around the village, offers work to neighbors and even his own wife. He encounters numerous rejections, disbelief and comical situations, but, with a lot of trouble and even more wit, he manages to gather a team of "talented" actors. The situation is further complicated by the appearance of new, suspicious characters in the village, who are also wanted by the police.

In the summer of 1993, a group of Bosnian refugees flee to Sweden due to the war in Bosnia. The Swedish Red Cross places refugees in a pavilion for migrants. Among them is the middle-aged married couple, Dervish and Adem. Dervish meets the Swede Ingrid in the pavilion and despite the language barrier, the two become good friends. Then, Dervish finds out that Ingrid is seriously ill...

After stealing the beloved cat of the girl he's in love with, Adam presents himself over the phone as a hero who saved the lost pet, but the cat's unwillingness to cooperate could expose Adam's lies.

After a first date gone wrong, a young man seeks revenge against the girl, who had left with a gang leader. He hires an enforcer, unaware that he was also sought to eliminate the leader by his own gang.

A world in lock-down. As a global pandemic unfolds, 13 international filmmakers pen cinematic letters from their places of isolation, whether home or far from home. A work of accidental science-fiction from the Bistrik7 collective, graduates of Béla Tarr's Sarajevo film.factory.

A documentary film shot in the occasion of the third anniversary of Bosnian Army.

An artist decides to end his craft.

During a troublesome shooting of a short art film about a war crime at the location where it took place, three young independent filmmakers discover they are being watched by a stranger.

A love story told only through the hands.

A man comes home to discover that someone else is living there.

It is the International Women's Day. Today, a Police Inspector Danijel will finally show his affection to his colleague Stella. Today, a victim of domestic violence Milica will finally report her abuser. However, the inevitable encounter between the two of them will ruin their plans - while trying to resolve Milica's life drama, Daniel's own life drama takes place without him taking part. What can bring down the walls of these two lonely worlds? How much can we put up with, just to feel loved?

A film essay MINOTAUR covers 15 years of the author's life. Through various formats of private archives, from cell phone recordings, Instagram posts, segments from the author's previous films, vacation videos, we experience a Proustian journey through fragments of the recorded and cathartic confrontation with transience, dear people, poetry of small things and growing up.

A short documentary about the biggest gig to date of a local band Video Holographic Sex (VHS) from Sarajevo, as they take on the big stage in Dom Mladih.

Riki works for a struggling catering company. Ado, his misogynistic colleague and brother-in-law, wants to fix the business by beating up Melisa, a former co-worker who is a top cake-maker, to force her to work with them again. All the rest of the employees dismiss Ado's plan as stupid and senseless. However, Ado is a stubborn savage, and his colleagues know he won't give up unless he is stopped. Riki is divided between a sense of justice, and the norms through which we tolerate family and friends no matter what they do.

Amela is a secretive kleptomaniac who works at a call center while awaiting results for a job at the police. Her secret becomes jeopardized after she starts dating a colleague from work. But soon Amela finds out she isn't the only one keeping secrets.

In a sweaty, overcrowded tram in Sarajevo, a shy teenager is beset by every imaginable impediment as he tries to capture the attention of his object of desire. Yet the overheated hero of this wild farce will not be easily defeated.