Danis Tanović

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Danis Tanović

Born February 20, 1969 · Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia (now Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina) (age 57)

Danis Tanović (born 20 February 1969) is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. Tanović is best known for having directed and written the script for the 2001 Bosnian movie No Man's Land which won an Academy Award. He was a member of the jury at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danis Tanović, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikip…

Known For

The Postcard KillingsThe Postcard Killings · 2020
The Postcard Killings
6.32020
MovieDramaThriller
After suffering a personal tragedy, and desperate for justice, Jacob Kanon, a veteran New York City police detective, embarks on the search for a twisted killer who is leaving a bloody trail of elaborate murders across Europe.
Not So Friendly Neighborhood AffairNot So Friendly Neighborhood Affair · 2021
Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair
7.12021
MovieComedyDrama
Set in Sarajevo in May 2021, the city's famous Old Town tries to recover after a difficult pandemic year. When a visitor from Zagreb comes looking for the best kebabs in town, a harmless gesture causes the disintegration of the business and private lives of several people.
September 11September 11 · 2002
September 11
6.42002
MovieDrama
Eleven directors from eleven countries each contribute an eleven-minute short reflecting on the events of 11 September 2001: A village teacher in Iran tries to explain to her young students what's happened; city kids in Burkina Faso think they've spotted Osama bin Laden; a deaf Frenchwoman in Manhattan writes a Dear John letter to a man who left that morning for work at the World Trade Center; a Chilean remembers Allende; events recall other deaths; a mother endures more than her son's death. Tones vary, as do the locales. Most concern coming to terms with the events of the day, but at least one confronts the viewer with tragedy and death.
The LunchboxThe Lunchbox · 2013
The Lunchbox
7.42013
MovieDramaRomance
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.
TriageTriage · 2009
Triage
6.02009
MovieDramaThriller
The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.
HellHell · 2005
Hell
6.12005
MovieDrama
Three sisters who share a connection to a violent childhood incident reunite for the chance to come to terms with their past.
No Man's LandNo Man's Land · 2001
No Man's Land
7.52001
MovieActionHistory
Two soldiers from opposite sides get stuck between the front lines in the same trench. The UN is asked to free them and both sides agree on a ceasefire, but will they stick to it?
FrustFrust · 2026
Frust
7.02026
MovieComedyDrama
A frustrated aspiring writer accidentally kills a drug dealer and becomes a reluctant dark hero, but as he spirals into more crimes, he must evade the police and question his own impact on society.

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Death in SarajevoDeath in Sarajevo · 2016
Death in Sarajevo
6.22016
MovieDrama
Sarajevo on 28 of June, 2014. At the Hotel Europa, the best hotel in town, the manager Omer prepares to welcome a delegation of diplomatic VIPs. On the centenary of the assassination that is considered to have led to World War I, an appeal for peace and understanding is supposed to start from here. But the hotel staff have other worries: having not been paid for months, they are planning to go on strike. Hatidza from the hotel laundry is elected strike leader even though her daughter Lamija, who works in reception, is firmly against industrial action. Meanwhile, in the sealed-off presidential suite, a guest from France rehearses a speech. Elsewhere, a television reporter conducts interviews about war and its consequences. Was Gavrilo Princip, the 1914 assassin, a criminal or a national hero? What long shadow does his deed cast into the present?

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