Quo Vadis Aida (M)
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
Unforgettable.
A. O. Scott THE NEW YORK TIMES
Profoundly moving. Žbanić musters real tragic power and clear-eyed compassion revisiting history 25 years on.
Peter Bradshaw THE GUARDIAN
The year’s towering achievement. A visceral, unforgettable piece of visual storytelling about the importance of our shared humanity in times of crisis.
Dan Bayer NEXT BEST PICTURE
An Oscar-worthy, kaleidoscopic take on betrayal.
Charlotte O’Sullivan EVENING STANDARD
Unforgettable. An astonishing film. Beautifully directed, extraordinarily tense and completely compelling in its life-or-death decisions and moral quandaries, with an absolutely storming performance from Jasna Ðuričić.
Emma Simmonds THE LIST
BREC International Film Festival ☀️ Summer 2022
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