Quo Vadis Aida (M)

Inspired by true events, writer/director Jasmila Žbanić’s gripping, Oscar-nominated thriller tells the story of a United Nations translator attempting to save the lives of her family, whilst pandemonium and escalating conflict rages around them.

Bosnia, July 1995. Middle-aged Aida (Jasna Ðuričić) is an English teacher in the small mountain town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army ignores a formal UN ultimatum and begins a series of round-ups and brazen shellings, Aida and her family find themselves among over 30,000 besieged citizens attempting to shelter in a UN peacekeeper-operated military base on the outskirts of town, designed to house only a few thousand. Aida’s skills as a translator enable her to eventually bargain her husband and two sons inside, literally under the wire.

There, within the so-called safe zone, the harried and frantic Aida becomes party to the negotiations and to crucial information. While the support the UN can provide is crumbling, the situation intensifies with the arrival of vainglorious army commander Ratko Mladić (Boris Isaković), accompanied by his own camera crew. What is at the horizon for Aida’s family and people—rescue or death? Which moves should she make?

Without depicting anything more explicit than a slap in the face, Žbanić —herself a survivor of the war – masterfully delivers a film of universal urgency and power: a heart-rending story of courage and resilience in the face of man’s terrible capabilities; of those who knew what was happening, and those who looked away. As fierce and spellbinding as its lead performance, QUO VADIS, AIDA? is a resonant testament to the indomitable human spirit. It’s unforgettable cinema.

Credits

DIRECTOR
Jasmila Žbanić

PRODUCER
Damir Ibrahimović, Jasmila Žbanić

CAST
Jasna Đuričić, Izudin Bajrović, Boris Ler

CINEMATOGRAPHER
Christine A. Maier

EDITOR
Jaroslaw Kaminski

Awards

2021 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE – Best International Feature

2021 BAFTA AWARD NOMINEE (x2) – Best Director and Best Film Not In The English Language

WINNER – 2021 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Best International Film

WINNER – 2021 MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL – Best Film

WINNER – 2021 ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Audience Award

WINNER – 2020 JERUSALEM FILM FESTIVAL – Special Mention, Best International Film

OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2020 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2020 VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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