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1. The Other Side of Everything (2017)
100 min | Documentary, Biography
For Serbian filmmaker Mila Turajlic, a locked door in her mother's apartment in Belgrade provides the gateway to both her remarkable family history and her country's tumultuous political inheritance.
Director: Mila Turajlic | Stars: Srbijanka Turajlic, Mila Turajlic, Mira Boskic, Mladen Kostic
Votes: 1,262 | Gross: $0.00M
2. The Trial of Ratko Mladic (2018)
99 min | Documentary, History
The war crimes trial of one of the most infamous figures from the Balkan wars of the 1990s.
Directors: Robert Miller, Henry Singer | Stars: Ratko Mladic, Camille Bibles, Elvedin Pasic, Dermot Groome
Votes: 302
3. Byen som kunne ofres (2011)
59 min | Documentary
Prelude of the Srebrenica massacre (1995).
Directors: Ola Flyum, David Hebditch | Stars: Sefer Halilovic, Alija Izetbegovic, Radovan Karadzic, Ratko Mladic
Votes: 34
4. The Rageh Omaar Report: The Secret Life of Radovan Karadzic (2010 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
The story of the hunt for and final arrest of Radovan Karadzic, the former President of Serbia, who had been indicted by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against ... See full summary »
Stars: Shahida Abdurahmanovic, Elma Dizdan, Dragan Graovac, Zijad Hadziomerovic
Votes: 7
5. The Whistleblower (2010)
R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex trafficking scandal.
Director: Larysa Kondracki | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn
Votes: 35,755 | Gross: $1.12M
6. Calling the Ghosts (1996)
Unrated | 60 min | Documentary, War
Movie about tortured and humiliated women in concentration camps in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Directors: Mandy Jacobson, Karmen Jelincic | Stars: Jadranka Cigelj, Nusreta Sivac
Votes: 64
7. Serbian Epics (1992 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, War
In this documentary, set in Bosnia during the war, Pawlikowski steers clear of the usual cliches of war reporting. He takes on a more anthropological perspective relying not on commentary ... See full summary »
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski | Stars: Radovan Karadzic, Momcilo Krajisnik, Eduard Limonov, Ratko Mladic
Votes: 201
8. A Touch of Spice (2003)
108 min | Drama
A Greek boy grows up to become a talented cook after political turmoil forces his family to leave Turkey.
Director: Tassos Boulmetis | Stars: Georges Corraface, Ieroklis Michaelidis, Renia Louizidou, Tamer Karadagli
Votes: 14,895
9. When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
R | 136 min | Drama
A family is deeply affected by the father's extramarital affairs and the turbulent consequences of the Tito-Stalin split.
Director: Emir Kusturica | Stars: Moreno De Bartoli, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Mirjana Karanovic, Mustafa Nadarevic
Votes: 10,103 | Gross: $0.02M
10. Halima's Path (2012)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, War
In order to recover the body of her son lost during the war in Bosnia, a grieving, but strong-willed Muslim woman, Halima, must track down her estranged niece, who we find carries a mysterious connection to him.
Director: Arsen A. Ostojic | Stars: Alma Prica, Olga Pakalovic, Mijo Jurisic, Izudin Bajrovic
Votes: 2,465
11. Vukovar Poste Restante (1994)
Unrated | 96 min | Drama, Romance, War
This movie describes the violent break-up of former Yugoslavia from the Serbian point of view, using the story of ethnicly mixed couple in war-torn city of Vukovar as metaphore.
Director: Boro Draskovic | Stars: Mirjana Jokovic, Boris Isakovic, Svetlana Bojkovic, Predrag Ejdus
Votes: 858
12. Shot Through the Heart (1998 TV Movie)
R | 112 min | Drama, War
The horrors of war are examined from the view points of lifelong friends, who end up on opposing sides in the war in Sarajevo. One is an expert marksman, who trains the snipers used to ... See full summary »
Director: David Attwood | Stars: Linus Roache, Vincent Perez, Lia Williams, Adam Kotz
Votes: 1,242
13. Circles (2013)
112 min | Drama
The impact of a selfless deed of benevolence and heroism right in the middle of the raging Bosnian war inextricably intertwines the lives of five people who are still affected by its consequences, over a decade later.
Director: Srdan Golubovic | Stars: Aleksandar Bercek, Dejan Cukic, Leon Lucev, Nebojsa Glogovac
Votes: 5,206
14. The Perfect Circle (1997)
110 min | Drama, War
An alcoholic Bosnian poet sends his wife and daughter away from Sarajevo so they can avoid the troubles there. However, he is soon descended upon by a pair of orphaned brothers. The ... See full summary »
Director: Ademir Kenovic | Stars: Mustafa Nadarevic, Almedin Leleta, Almir Podgorica, Josip Pejakovic
Votes: 2,407
15. Savior (1998)
R | 103 min | Drama, War
A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia.
Director: Predrag Antonijevic | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Nastassja Kinski, Pascal Rollin, Catlin Foster
Votes: 11,511 | Gross: $0.01M
16. Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)
101 min | Drama, History, War
Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp.
Director: Jasmila Zbanic | Stars: Jasna Djuricic, Izudin Bajrovic, Boris Ler, Dino Bajrovic
Votes: 38,215
17. Zivi i mrtvi (2007)
87 min | Fantasy, War, Horror
In 1943, group of Croatian soldiers overtake a strategically important point in western Bosnia with a goal to destroy a group of communist partisans. On the way they met some supernatural ... See full summary »
Director: Kristijan Milic | Stars: Filip Sovagovic, Velibor Topic, Slaven Knezovic, Marinko Prga
Votes: 998
18. The Enemy (2011)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Serbian soldiers discover a man locked in a basement at the end of the war. After he is freed, people start disappearing.
Director: Dejan Zecevic | Stars: Aleksandar Stojkovic, Vuk Kostic, Tihomir Stanic, Ljubomir Bandovic
Votes: 2,783
19. Remake (2003)
Approved | 108 min | Drama, History, War
The parallel coming-of-age stories of a father living in Sarajevo during World War II and his son living through the Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War.
Director: Dino Mustafic | Stars: Ermin Bravo, Aleksandar Seksan, Ermin Sijamija, Dejan Acimovic
Votes: 1,058 | Gross: $41.87M
20. Grbavica (2006)
90 min | Drama
A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Bosnian War.
Director: Jasmila Zbanic | Stars: Mirjana Karanovic, Luna Zimic Mijovic, Leon Lucev, Kenan Catic
Votes: 6,887 | Gross: $0.04M
21. My Mother's Wound (2016)
120 min | Drama, Mystery, War
Upon turning 18, Salih leaves his orphanage to embark on a journey that will uncover bitter truths of a war-ridden past.
Director: Ozan Açiktan | Stars: Ozan Güven, Meryem Uzerli, Belçim Bilgin, Okan Yalabik
Votes: 4,178
22. Gospod postoi, imeto i' e Petrunija (2019)
100 min | Drama
A Macedonian woman throws herself into a traditionally men-only ceremony, kicking up a ruckus and standing her ground.
Director: Teona Strugar Mitevska | Stars: Zorica Nusheva, Labina Mitevska, Stefan Vujisic, Suad Begovski
Votes: 2,545
23. Sophia (III) (2022)
93 min | Drama, History, Romance
A serbian young girl visits Albania in search of the roots of an old story about her Grandpa during the War of 1941. She falls in love with an albanian guy, starting an "impossible" relationship between two nations divided by war.
Director: Eduart Grishaj | Stars: Rozafa Celaj, Mateo Curri, Agron Dizdari, Vahid Dzankovic
Votes: 177
24. Before the Rain (1994)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Romance, War
Three interconnected stories of love under the threat of civil war in Macedonia and London.
Director: Milcho Manchevski | Stars: Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Serbedzija, Grégoire Colin, Josif Josifovski
Votes: 15,862 | Gross: $0.76M
25. Enclave (2015)
92 min | Drama
Kosovo 2004, five years after the war. Nenad, ten year old Christian boy from a Serbian enclave, determined to create a proper community burial for his late grandfather, crosses enemy lines... See full summary »
Director: Goran Radovanovic | Stars: Milena Jaksic, Filip Subaric, Nenad Stanojkovic, Milan Sekulic
Votes: 2,511
26. Kozara (1962)
124 min | Drama, War
The struggle of the Yugoslav partisans against the Germans.
Director: Veljko Bulajic | Stars: Bert Sotlar, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Milena Dravic, Olivera Markovic
Votes: 799
27. In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)
R | 127 min | Drama, Romance, War
During the Bosnian War, Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, re-encounters Ajla, a Bosnian who's now a captive in his camp he oversees. Their once promising connection has become ambiguous as their motives have changed.
Director: Angelina Jolie | Stars: Zana Marjanovic, Goran Kostic, Rade Serbedzija, Vanessa Glodjo
Votes: 34,652 | Gross: $0.30M
28. A Perfect Day (I) (2015)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A group of aid workers work to resolve a crisis in an armed conflict zone.
Director: Fernando León de Aranoa | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Tim Robbins, Olga Kurylenko, Mélanie Thierry
Votes: 23,536
29. How I Learned to Fly (2022)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A family story as seen through a girl's eyes. It explores that particularly interesting moment of life when childhood is at its end and new, exciting times begin.
Director: Radivoje Andric | Stars: Klara Hrvanovic, Olga Odanovic, Snjezana Sinovcic, Zarko Lausevic
Votes: 1,433
30. Erased (2018)
85 min | Drama
Ana gives birth at the local hospital, but her file is not on the computer. She is forced to leave the newborn at the hospital. Legally, she doesn't exist. So, her child is considered an orphan and orphans are put up for adoption.
Directors: Miha Mazzini, Dusan Joksimovic | Stars: Judita Frankovic, Sebastian Cavazza, Izudin Bajrovic, Doroteja Nadrah
Votes: 381
31. The High Sun (2015)
123 min | Drama, Romance, War
Three different love stories, set in three consecutive decades, in two neighbouring Balkan villages burdened with a long history of inter-ethnic hatred: this is a film about the dangers - and the enduring strength - of forbidden love.
Director: Dalibor Matanic | Stars: Tihana Lazovic, Goran Markovic, Nives Ivankovic, Dado Cosic
Votes: 3,736
32. The Weight of Chains (2010)
Not Rated | 125 min | Documentary, History, News
The Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role that the US, NATO and the EU played in the tragic breakup of a once peaceful and prosperous ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Malagurski | Stars: Rade Aleksic, James Bissett, John Bosnitch, Michel Chossudovsky
Votes: 4,539
33. Praznik rada (2022)
113 min | Drama
After ten years in Germany, Armin returns to Bosnia. He just got married and wants to surprise his father, but he is not home. Neighbours say that he has been arrested, nobody knows why. ... See full summary »
Director: Pjer Zalica | Stars: Muhamed Hadzovic, Emir Hadzihafizbegovic, Admir Glamocak, Boris Isakovic
Votes: 346
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