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Bosniak soldier Čiki and Serb soldier Nino are trapped together in a trench between lines beside a mine-bound wounded man.

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During the Bosnian War, Bosniak soldier Čiki and Serbian soldier Nino become trapped in the same abandoned trench between opposing forces. A wounded Bosniak lies on a bouncing mine that will detonate if he moves, drawing United Nations troops and international media.

Why it belongs

In No Man’s Land, Tanović makes a single trench absurd, tense, and political, exposing nationalism and international procedure through bitterly comic human proximity.

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Uniforms, rifles, maps, mine mechanisms, radios, television cameras, and repeated failed commands create competing versions of authority. Branko Đurić and Rene Bitorajac make hostility personal without pretending proximity guarantees understanding.

Major award record

Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20

Plus 1 additional win

No headline-category win to name

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

Institutional reference ranks

Sight & Sound—IMDb Top 250—AFI 100—
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness8.5
Engagement9.0
Ease8.5

Bosnian / French / English / Serbian · R
Narrative Feature
Mood: Exhilarating & Gripping