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Do you dare not to choose side


I’ve voted for this movie long time ago. Few days ago i opend this page to check some actors and i was suprised to see weighted mark of 6.0.
I think tat this movie deserves at least 8. Main reason for such low mark is national interests of involving patys. Movie storie is settled in balkan region during few wars. Balkan region is multietnical. During wars there were large confrotations between this sides. Between wars they lived together.

First national problem about this movie is fact that it was based on novel by Vuk Draskovic, serbian politician, whose party is somewhere between national and democratical.
Second national problem is the fact that all three sides are shown in this movie. Both their bad and good sides.
Third national problem is fact that it was made by serbian side, therefore for blind members of remaining two sides it’s propaganda movie which shows their side in bad way.

Truth is, there were wars between these sides. Wars involved all three sides.
Each one of them had their DEMONS who made war crimes.
Each one of them had their HEROES who helped people to survive that hard times.
Each one of them had their ORDINARY PEOPLE who tried to survive that hard times.

I put this movie in small group of movies who showed facts as they were. According to the fact above. Were these movies shaded well, there are manny opinions, but the fact remains that we all had our DEMONS. None of the sides is innocent.

Therefore I’m sad when i see someone attacs movies like this with only because it shows thir Demons. This movie has a very good plot. It’s well done. Actors gave a lot of them for this movie. It gives you an excellent picture of what war really is, and stands as an excellent anti-war example. If you watch this movie yo will see terrors of war and whole stupidity of it.
At the and all that remains is ash. No mater on whose side are you on.

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I agree with you, this movie should have higher marks ...
It's a great movie, and explains quite well the situation on Balcans ...

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what would you think if you were ilija/alija, what a fascinating situation. truly a great movie, not just anti-war, but it also proves that the people in the balkans are the SAME people, slavs, but at the same time they are DIFFERENT people, christians, muslims, chetniks, mujahadeens, ustashe.

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begovic2, your vote of 1, for Noz (1999), has been registered and will appear on the site in the next daily update.

Most boring movie from balkans. And so untrue and incorrect, missing raids of east Bosnia. Thank you but when it comes to ethnic cleansing in Balkans Serbs take the prise.

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like i told before,
begovic2 as member of muslim people has rated this movi with rate 1.
why ...

-this movie can be anything but boring, it's filled with action and twists.
-"so untrue and incorrect" - again personal view coloured by ethnical membership
-"missing raids of east bosnia" - i agree with that, but like i said all three parties made crimes, therefore all three parties are the same
-"when it comes to ethnical cleaning serbs take a prise ..." - hmm, before last war croatia had > 800k serbs, after war ~ 200k. manny places in west bosnia which are now in muslim ownership have decreased serbian population from >90% to <10%. this is just another proof that all sides are the same in their crimes and in their glories.

now try to watch it not as a muslim, but as a neutral man, and say what is wrong with movie, please.

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Just keep your paranoia to your self.Typicle balkan primitive resoning. Movie is a pure crap.

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hmm,
please tell me what paranoia are you talking about.
and what is primitive in mine point of view.
i just asked you to try to look at this movie not as a member of oen nation involved in its story, but as a neutral man.
but that seems too hard for you.
i hope one day you will understand mine statements.

as i told before, movie has a great story and strength, but it's hard to accept it when someone shows your bad sides.

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this movie deserves more than 10. but, this movie it is about the conflict sides? So it will never reach the point of it


Very rare and original movie -

There is nothing to talk about it.Concept is brilliant.Movie can touch your soul.
It is a master peace. No doubt.And history elements are not lies... on what ever side u are ...

that is about it i did like the scene where priest and him have meet at coffee bar. they didn't say a word to each other.


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I do like unsolicited.

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