Breathtaking story, certainly worth watching

Rating: 8/10 (7 May 2005)

Two guys, trapped in a trench, in theory they are enemies but practically spoken they have no reason to kill each other. What follows is an accusation against war. It shows us the stupidity, the unnecessity, the triviality of war. "No man's land" is an unconventional yet provoking war movie, who cannot be compared with the typical war movies like "Saving Private Ryan", "Platoon" and many others. "No Man's Land" shows us aspects of war that are seldom showed in movies. It proves that war can get us so far that we are even forgotten why we are in war and who started it.
"No Man's Land", directed by Danis Tanovic doesn't show us battles and fights. The movie makes it possible to see who are the real victims of war. It aren't the sergeants and corporals, it's the man in the street, in this case the man in the trench, who will pay the price. And after all, the press isn't much of a help either. Excellent acting performances by the two Yugoslavian leading actors Branko Djuric and Rene Bitorajac. Unique view on wars! 8,5/10