No Man's Land

So few movies touch on things that really matter. Most are just another movie. Some, and I do mean VERY few, actually make you think, and realize things that you may not have known before. The movie No Man's Land (2001) is such a movie. It shows, in a wonderful way, the conflict between Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1993 war. A war which most people, including myself, still have an issue really understanding. It's so much easier when there is a bad guy (Hitler) and good guy (Churchill), when one side just invades another country (Germany invading Poland)... but, the world is rarely black and white (even WWII wasn't really black and white but I used it for my example never the less). This conflict, the Bosnia and Herzegovina war was one of the most grey, and confusing war I have ever tried to understand. In fact, even the movie makes the point to show how similar both sides were (and are) and how even they can't always tell each other apart. It's a wonderful story that shows, with a bit of black humour, some of the ridiculous aspects of ANY conflict... especially this one. Everything about this film is wonderful, the characters, the story, and especially the ending. This is obviously NOT a Hollywood movie... but a true film.

5/5 Stars