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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Harrison's Flowers
2000 2h 10m EN
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6.5
SOLID
★6.5TMDB · 88
DramaRomanceWar
Synopsis
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1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he is not dead, decides to go to Bosnia to find him.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Andie MacDowell
Sarah Lloyd
Elias Koteas
Yeager Pollack
Brendan Gleeson
Marc Stevenson
Adrien Brody
Kyle Morris
David Strathairn
Harrison Lloyd
Quinn Shephard
Margaux Lloyd
Gerard Butler
Chris Kumac
Alun Armstrong
Samuel Brubeck
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Élie Chouraqui
- Writers
- Lionel Pouchard, Kamel Tazit, Didier Le Pêcheur
- Languages
- Croatian, English, French, Serbian
- Countries
- France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Croatian, English, French, Serbian.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Élie Chouraqui, shot by Nicola Pecorini. 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 Bruno Coulais. 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 Jacques Witta 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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Andie MacDowell and Elias Koteas and Brendan Gleeson carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0216799 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Élie Chouraqui directs. Nicola Pecorini behind the camera. Bruno Coulais scores. Jacques Witta cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in Croatian, English, French, Serbian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Croatian, English, French, Serbian.
- 3Directed by Élie Chouraqui, shot by Nicola Pecorini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Bruno Coulais. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Jacques Witta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Andie MacDowell and Elias Koteas and Brendan Gleeson carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0216799 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Nicola Pecorini
- Original score
- Bruno Coulais
- Editing
- Jacques Witta
- Costume design
- Mimi Lempicka
- Makeup / hair
- Mirella De Rossi
- Stunt coordinator
- Ladislav Lahoda
- Runtime
- 130 min · 2h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Élie Chouraqui
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
StudioCanal
FR
- SE
Sept Films Cinéma
FR
Sirena Film
CZ
Canal+
FR
France 2 Cinéma
FR
Key crew
- AccountantJiri Tichacek
- Assistant DirectorLucie Pascu
- AccountantDanielle Foatelli
- Camera LoaderZdeněk Mrkvička
- Production CoordinatorŠárka Cimbalová
- Production CoordinatorAlexandre Vernerey
- Assistant AccountantVladana Mrazova
- TranslatorMichal Stama
- "B" Camera OperatorStefano Falivene
- CastingJessica Horváthová
- Casting AssistantMercedes Kelso
- Boom OperatorMartin Boissau
- Production ManagerEliane Lacroux
- Focus PullerSteve Itano
- Focus PullerFrancesco Di Giacomo
- Steadicam OperatorNicola Pecorini
- Assistant DirectorPeter Hartl
- TranslatorTomáš Pavlacký
- Production ManagerOndřej Nerud
- Assistant DirectorPavel Typolt
- Camera LoaderLadislav Hrubý
- Clapper LoaderTomas Munzberger
- "A" Camera OperatorÉlie Chouraqui
- Clapper LoaderVáclav Pražský
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- war crimes
- balkan war
- genocide
- missing person
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2002-03-15
