Brilliant Absurdist Anti-War Piece

Rating: 10/10 (17 December 2002)

Eastern European writers seem to have a gift for the absurd; Checkov, Kafka, and others used this element in their works. This movie uses the same elements to discuss the absurdity of war. The plot revolves around three men. One is a Serb soldier, two are Bosnians. One of the men is lying on top of a "bouncing mine" that will kill everyone within a hundred yards if he moves. The three of them are trapped in a trench between enemy lines. The film is beautifully done, tragic, sad, and... funny. The humor of the situation is portrayed through the two soldiers arguing over who started the war and the attempts of UN officers to rectify the situation and get the men out of the trench. Some people might be put off by the subtitles; the movie is in three different languages, but well worth the time.