Directed by:
Jasmila ŽbanićScreenplay:
Jasmila ŽbanićCinematography:
Christine A. MaierComposer:
Antoni Komasa-LazarkiewiczCast:
Jasna Đuričić, Izudin Bajrovic, Boris Ler, Johan Heldenbergh, Raymond Thiry, Boris Isakovic, Emir Hadzihafizbegovic, Reinout Bussemaker, Teun Luijkx (more)VOD (1)
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Inspired by true events, writer/director Jasmila Žbanić's gripping, Oscar-nominated thriller tells the story of a United Nations translator attempting to save the lives of her family, whilst pandemonium and escalating conflict rages around them. Bosnia, July 1995. Middle-aged Aida (Jasna Ðuričić) is an English teacher in the small mountain town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army ignores a formal UN ultimatum and begins a series of round-ups and brazen shellings, Aida and her family find themselves among over 30,000 besieged citizens attempting to shelter in a UN peacekeeper-operated military base on the outskirts of town, designed to house only a few thousand. Aida's skills as a translator enable her to eventually bargain her husband and two sons inside, literally under the wire. There, within the so-called safe zone, the harried and frantic Aida becomes party to the negotiations and to crucial information. While the support the UN can provide is crumbling, the situation intensifies with the arrival of vainglorious army commander Ratko Mladić (Boris Isaković), accompanied by his own camera crew. What is at the horizon for Aida's family and people-rescue or death? Which moves should she make? Without depicting anything more explicit than a slap in the face, Žbanić - herself a survivor of the war - masterfully delivers a film of universal urgency and power: a heart-rending story of courage and resilience in the face of man's terrible capabilities; of those who knew what was happening, and those who looked away. As fierce and spellbinding as its lead performance, Quo Vadis, Aida? is a resonant testament to the indomitable human spirit. It's unforgettable cinema. (Palace Films)
(more)Cast
Jasna Đuričić
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Train Driver's Diary (2016)
Men Don't Cry (2017)
Izudin Bajrovic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Warriors (1999) (TV movie)
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
The Perfect Circle (1997)
Boris Ler
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Cirkus Columbia (2010)
Men Don't Cry (2017)
Johan Heldenbergh
Belgium
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Antonia's Line (1995)
Ben X (2007)
Raymond Thiry
Netherlands
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
The Conductor (2018)
Dennis P. (2007)
Boris Isakovic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Absolute Hundred (2001)
The Trap (2007)
Emir Hadzihafizbegovic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Dobro ustimani mrtvaci (2005)
When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
Reinout Bussemaker
Netherlands
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Antonia's Line (1995)
Cool Kids Don't Cry (2012)
Teun Luijkx
Netherlands
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Juda Goslinga
Netherlands
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Bullhead (2011)
Arne Dahl-upp till toppen av berget (2012) (series)
Alban Ukaj
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
On the Path (2010)
Lorna's Silence (2008)
Ermin Bravo
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Cirkus Columbia (2010)
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (2006)
Edita Malovcic
Austria
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Želary (2003)
Four Minutes (2006)
Micha Hulshof
Netherlands
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Riphagen: The Untouchable (2016)
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Joes Brauers
Netherlands
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
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Sol Vinken
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Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
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Sanne den Hartogh
Netherlands
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
The Storm (2009)
Ein Sommer an der Algarve (2019) (TV movie)
Irena Melcer
Poland
Best movies:
Sonata (2021)
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Nina (2018)
Minka Muftic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Halimin put (2012)
Twice Born (2012)
Mario Knezovic
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Safe Place (2022)
The Dawn (2020)