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2001 · Ničija zemlja

No Man's Land

Two enemy soldiers, a Bosnian and a Serb, find themselves trapped together in a trench between lines in 1993. Tensions escalate when a third soldier is discovered lying on a bouncing landmine that will explode if he moves.

Academy Award winnerWarDramaDark ComedySatire
Director
Danis Tanović
Writers
Danis Tanović
Cast
Branko Đurić "Đuro", René Bitorajac, Filip Šovagović, Georges Siatidis, Katrin Cartlidge
Production
Bosnia and Herzegovina · France · Slovenia · Italy · Belgium · UK · 98 min

Awards and recognition

  • ★Academy Award Winner - Best Foreign Language Film (2002)
  • ★Golden Globe Award Winner - Best Foreign Language Film
  • ★Cannes Film Festival Best Screenplay Award (2001)
  • ★European Film Award Best Screenplay

Context

A crowning achievement in Bosnian cinema history. Danis Tanović’s feature debut won Bosnia and Herzegovina’s first ever Oscar, using razor-sharp satire to critique war and UN bureaucracy.

Filming locations

  • Central Bosnia Frontline Trench Region
    Central Bosnia Canton

    Depicts the frontline trenches in Central Bosnia between UN lines and opposing forces.

Sources and verification

Awards verified 2026-09-11 against festival and academy records; unverifiable claims were removed rather than kept.