Hundreds of movies have been made about the horrors of war, but few filmmakers have seen those horrors firsthand. Bosnian writer/director Danis Tanovic was studying film when the war in Bosnia erupted ...
The fragile nature of the world we live in is such that anti-war films can perhaps never lose their timelessness. And when we speak of No Man’s Land (2001), one of the finest anti-war satires of ...
When we first meet the iron picker in question, Nazif Mujic goes about a modest routine on autopilot: He and his colleagues travel around the desolate, snowy landscape rummaging through garbage and ...
Oscar-winner Danis Tanovic's latest Berlinale competition contender probes the lingering wounds of Bosnia's war-torn past. By Stephen Dalton History is a hotel that you can check out of any time, but ...
Oscar-winning No Man’s Land filmmaker Danis Tanovic is taking a break from telling stories that reflect his experiences having lived through a devastating war in his native Bosnia, turning to the ...
The Balkan conflict provides the backdrop to the Hollywood action film Behind Enemy Lines but in No Mans Land (opening December 12), Bosnia moves to the forefront. KPBS Film Critic Beth Accomando ...
"> "I like to say that this is a serious film with a good sense of humor," says Bosnian writer/director Danis Tanovic, speaking recently at a roundtable interview in Los Angeles about his acclaimed ...
Like many Bosnians of his generation, Danis Tanovic, director of No Man’s Land, grew up watching movies about World War II in which “our” guys—the partisans—always beat the Nazis. The movies were ...
The Bosnian director, an Oscar winner for "No Man's Land," will look at the rise in crime and corruption in Sarajevo since the end of the Yugoslav war. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The Prix ...
Oscar-winning director Danis Tanovic (“No Man’s Land”) has boarded the high-end comedy-drama series “Frust,” which is currently being developed by Serbia’s Firefly Prods. and Hungary’s Joyrider. The ...
Actor Emraan Hashmi is excited to work with Danis Tanovic', the Academy Award-winning director 'No Man's Land'. Actor Emraan Hashmi is excited to work with Danis Tanovic', the Academy Award-winning ...