Definitely not a new Schindlers list but...

Rating: Null/10 (28 February 2012)

I have just finished watching the movie. Is this movie the best thing what had happened to Bosnia? Definitely not... Is this movie the worst thing what has happened to Serbia? Most definitely not. Serbian people should just take a deep breath and watch the movie before rating.
Rade's character- who was completely grotesque( although well played) and your standard issue of bad Serbs(diabolically laughing when shooting somebody?Really?)It's not positive factor of this movie. I believe less bla bla -my mother hands were rough and she had 7 kids and better dialogues would suffice. Some dialogues were bad. Especially the ones between Danjiel and Ajla. I didn't feel their emotions at all.
As for acting. Zana with all due my respect acted like an wooden doll. Shehad the same facial expression all the time.( Maybe Natascha Petrovic can teach how eyes can show all emotions)Goran was way better in his part just sometimes what he said made him look slightly retarded. The lovemaking scenes didn't make it up for the lack of good dialogues. She was naked quite a lot( and quite happy about being naked) and it was a bit out of place when trying to make serious movie about a rape camp.Also who hired the actress who played Alja's sister? Her acting was terrible.
I didn't like the way she portrayed Bosnian Army. In 1993 they were organized. They fought like lions and they do deserve respect and admiration. I haven't seen it in this movie at all.
The movie is not so brutal as some were saying. The rape is there but it was watchable.As for the killing of the baby- wasn't necessary to have it in the movie at all.
AJ had good intention to put everything in but you can't do that cause the movie will be too rushed. This what has happened to this particular movie.
OK now the good things about this movie. The soundtrack is beautiful. Some scenes were really well done. It's not 50-50 movie( how can it be really? The sides didn't have 50-50 weapons either) but it did show a few normal Serbian soldiers. Also Daniel's as character is quite complex and he is apparently in love with Ajla but he loves his father even more( or fears).
The events in the movie were not a lie and they did happened.There are parts in the movie which are 100 % work of fiction.Rape camps, concentration camp are not these parts. Both were built in the war and are unfortunate reminder of human cruelty.
This movie had a great potential but It is clearly a work of the beginner.I had great expectation for this movie. I thought it will be at least as good as the movie As if I'm not there. But my expectations were not fulfilled.In a way it's good that this movie was made. It might attract better directors to make better movies about this war. Bosnian war needs to be remembered.