Welcome to Sarajevo

"To get the story, they’ll risk everything."

1997 1h 43m EN

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6.5

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6.7

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★6.5TMDB · 128🍅80%Rotten Tomatoes●72Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 7,946

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Synopsis

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Follow a group of international journalists into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo—now a danger zone of sniper and mortar attacks where residents still live. While reporting on an American aid worker who’s trying to get children out of the country, a British correspondent decides to take an orphaned girl home to London.

“To get the story, they’ll risk everything.”

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Cast

Stephen Dillane
Michael Henderson
Woody Harrelson
Flynn
Marisa Tomei
Nina
Goran Višnjić
Risto Bavić
Emira Nušević
Emira
Kerry Fox
Jane Carson
James Nesbitt
Gregg
Emily Lloyd
Annie McGee

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Winterbottom
Writers: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Michael Nicholson
Languages: Bosnian, Serbian, English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Bosnian, Serbian, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Winterbottom, shot by Daf Hobson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Adrian Johnston. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Trevor Waite shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Stephen Dillane and Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Winterbottom directs. Daf Hobson behind the camera. Adrian Johnston scores. Trevor Waite cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Bosnian, Serbian, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Bosnian, Serbian, English.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by Michael Winterbottom, shot by Daf Hobson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Adrian Johnston. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Trevor Waite shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Stephen Dillane and Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "To get the story, they’ll risk everything.".
10IMDB entry: tt0120490 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.