Grbavica
Also known as Esma's Secret – Grbavica, Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
2006 film by Jasmila Žbanić
Film · TMDB
6.9A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.
Released: 2006-03-0190 minDir: Jasmila ŽbanićDrama, History
Cast
- Mirjana Karanović as Esma
- Luna Mijović as Sara
- Leon Lučev as Pelda
- Kenan Ćatić as Samir
- Jasna Beri as Sabina
- Dejan Aćimović as Čenga
Themes
- depression
- right and justice
- rape
- sense of guilt
- becoming an adult
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Article
Grbavica is a 2006 film by Jasmila Žbanić about the life of a single mother in contemporary Sarajevo in the aftermath of systematic rapes of Bosniak women by Serbian soldiers during the Bosnian War. It was released in the United Kingdom as Esma's Secret: Grbavica, and in US as Grbavica: Land of My Dreams.
The film shows, through the eyes of the main character Esma, her teenage daughter Sara, and others, how everyday life is still being shaped by the Bosnian War of the 1990s. The film was an international co-production between companies from Bosnia, Austria, Croatia, and Germany; it received funding from the German television companies ZDF and Arte. Grbavica received an enthusiastic response from critics, earning a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.