 no man's land () is a 2001 war drama that is set in the midst of the bosnian war. the film is a parable and marked the debut of bosnian writer and director danis tanoviÄ. it is a co-production among companies in bosnia-herzegovina, slovenia, italy, france, belgium and the uk. the film won the oscar for best foreign language film in 2001. ==plot== two wounded soldiers, a bosniak (Äiki, portrayed by branko ÄuriÄ) and a bosnian serb (nino, portrayed by rene bitorajac) are caught between their lines in the no man's land, in a struggle for survival. the two soldiers confront each other in a trench, where they wait for dark. they trade insults and even find some common ground. confounding the situation is another wounded bosniak soldier (cera, portrayed by filip Å ovagoviÄ) who wakes from unconsciousness. a land mine had been buried beneath him by the bosnian serbs; should he make any move, it would be fatal. a french sergeant (marchand, portrayed by georges siatidis), of the united nations protection force (unprofor), gets involved in effort to help the three trapped soldiers, despite initial orders to the contrary by high command. unprofor's mission in bosnia was to guard the humanitarian aid convoys, to remain neutral and act as a mere bystander. luckily, an english reporter arrives on scene, bringing media pressure to bear that moves the united nations high command to swing into action to try to save the soldiers. a row between the stressed out and fatigued Äiki and nino gradually escalates even after being rescued. eventually, Äiki shoots nino and is in turn shot by a peacekeeper. after this confrontation, it is found that the mine cannot be defused. the unprofor high command tries to save face: they lie, saying that cera has been saved and they leave the area, along with the reporters and eve
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