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Directed by:
Jasmila ŽbanićScreenplay:
Jasmila ŽbanićCinematography:
Christine A. MaierComposer:
Brano JakubovicCast:
Zrinka Cvitesic, Leon Lučev, Mirjana Karanovic, Luna Mijović, Jasna Zalica, Sanja Buric, Izudin Bajrovic, Vanessa Glodjo, Ermin Bravo, Alban Ukaj, Marija Kohn (more)Plots(1)
Loving young couple Luna and Amar try their best to overcome unexpected obstacles that threaten their relationship. When Amar is suspended for drinking on the job, Luna worries that this will interfere with her already fragile dreams of having a baby. Luna's fears grow when Amar accepts a well-paid job hours away in a fundamentalist Muslim community. After having been cut off from contact with Amar, Luna is finally allowed to visit him at the secluded Wahhabi commune situated on an idyllic lake. She discovers a mysterious environment of veiled women and ritual -- a world where the daily lives of men and women are separated and under strict surveillance. Luna begs Amar to come home, but he convinces her that the isolated sanctuary of prayer has brought him peace and helped him stop drinking. When Amar returns home several weeks later, Luna notices a dramatic change in his attitude toward religion. Amar insists that he is just trying to become a better man, but Luna finds it increasingly more difficult to understand his new beliefs. She begins to question everything that she has believed in, even her desire to have a child. As the wounds of a tragic war-filled past continue to haunt her, Luna tears herself apart searching if love is truly enough to keep her and Amar together on the path to a lifetime of happiness. (official distributor synopsis)
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This is my second encounter with Jasmila Žbanić's work and just like with her acclaimed film Grbavica, I feel like I am somehow missing the point of her filmmaking vision. The interesting subject of Muslim religious radicalism, which can dismantle the partnership of two young people planning a life together and offspring, is presented in a clear but somewhat sterile way. The pros? The Wahhabi movement is exotic and repulsive to religiously lukewarm Central Europeans like us, so its portrayal in the film is appealing to the audience. Zrinka Cvitesic is a decent actress and an attractive woman, so there is someone to at least look at. However, the film as a whole seemed unremarkable, and descriptive, and only managed to provoke very lukewarm emotions in me. Overall impression: 60%.
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