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Informativni razgovori (2007)
Very good, but difficult film
What happens to people years after they suffered horrific acts and witnessed devastating events that ruined their lives? This movie looks at Bosnians after the 1992-95 war, trying to get around to very uncomfortable feelings that have been marginalized or repress many years after the war, but are still present everywhere in society... This is very difficult to do, but the film is a brave attempt to do that, by talking to people, which gives the war and the horror a kind of immediacy and shocking humanity -- and just for that it deserves to be seen.
However, it is also fair to say that viewers who are total "outsiders" will probably miss a lot or misunderstand the point of the film... If you don't have a general sense of what happened in Bosnia 19992-1995 (like a previous reviewer of this film), you will probably come away confused, shocked, and wary of the raw emotions of this film. Obviously, it is NOT a documentary about the Yugoslav wars, or about different sides or armies, but it is about how people, specifically individuals in Sarajevo and in other parts of Bosnia, felt like when the war ended, but the wars memories and impact lived on. And it deals wih that very well, should be seen.
Kabul Transit (2006)
insightful, thoughtful, provocative
this is easily one of the best films i've seen in 2007. beautifully composed, full of thoughtfully chosen, seemingly simple scenes that grow more complex as you think through all you see in this outstanding documentary. to those accustomed to a more direct style of narration (where the omniscient narrator "explains" what you see), the lack of voice-over and the seemingly disjointed cuts between scenes may be a bit jarring and unfamiliar to some viewers. but the sparse style fits the subject perfectly. filmed in kabul over many months, the film offers an amazing and thought-provoking glimpse into everyday life in the afghan capital, putting in focus not just politicians and soldiers, but also the city youth, the university students, the ordinary citizens whose patience, humor, desires, and demands are conveyed with an indirect but moving kindness. kudos to the film-makers for giving us such a terrific movie.