Dead-On Mix of Comedy and Tragedy

Rating: 10/10 (27 November 2006)

An excellent film. No other film I've ever seen so perfectly mixes humour and tragedy.
What's more, this film isn't for a moment melodramatic or forced. The actors are perfect - and this film has a bullsh** factor of zero.
From my admittedly limited knowledge of the Balkan wars, the story seems to be told from a neutral standpoint, though I don't think any of the actors, writers etc. were Serb.
Funniest scene: A Bosnian soldier is bored on the lines, reading a newspaper. He's very disturbed to read about what's happening in Rwanda .... pretty hilarious reaction from his comrade, lol.
In sum, this is a really well-made film, that manages to tell a story about this horrible war that is at times really funny, and never once becomes melodramatic. Thankfully, it is the antithesis to the Hollywood war epic.
10 stars.