Quo Vadis, Aida?

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Watch this film for free on Friday 22 April at 14:00 hours in Filmhuis Den Haag.
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The screening is presented by European Parliament and EFA.

FILM TALK: prof Nenad Fiser

Nenad Fiser taught philosophy at the University of Sarajevo, until the war broke out in 1992 and he resettled in The Netherlands. He worked 20 years at the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia in The Hague as an Analyst and Research Officer. His specialty is in the domain of acquisition of information from Internet-based sources. His major research subject is the phenomenon of propaganda, the mechanisms of its work, and legal issues in dealing with indictable forms of propagandistic action.

Moderated by Rada Sesic

 


Inspired by true events, director Jasmila Zbanic, herself a survivor of the war, revisits Bosnia’s Srebrenica massacre. Winner of European Film Awards, an Oscar nominee and this year’s LUX Audience Award finalist. A breathtaking story, masterfully performed. 

 

Bosnia, 11 July 1995. Aida is a translator for the United Nations in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of civilians seeking shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations, Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What fate awaits her family and people – rescue or death? What move should she make?

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina; Austria, Romania, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France, Turkey, Norway | 2020 | 102 min | Dutch subtitles

 

PRODUCTION: Damir Ibrahimovic, Jasmila Zbanic – Deblokada; Coop99, Digital Cube, Extreme Emotions, Indie Prod, N279 Razor Film, Torden Film, Österreichischer Rundfunk, ZDF Arte, Radio Television of BiH, TRT

CAST: Jasna Djuricic, Izudin Bajrovic, Boris Ler, Dino Bajrovic, Boris Isakovic

SCREENPLAY: Jasmila Zbanic (inspired by ‘Under the UN Flag’ by Hasan Nuhanovic)

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Christine A. Maier

EDITING: Jaroslaw Kaminski

FESTIVALS & AWARDS (SELECTION) 

European Film Awards, 2021 – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress | Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2021 – Audience Award | Venice Film Festival, 2020 – World Premiere | Academy Awards, 2021 – Oscar nominee for Best International Feature | LUX Audience Award, 2022 – Finalist for the European Parliament’s film prize