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| Sarajevans moved by Angelina Jolie war film Posted: 25 Dec 2011 12:13 AM PST  Angelina Jolie's "In the Land of Blood and Honey" will be screened twice a day in Sarajevo until December 28 — two months before it officially opens in Europe. — AFP pic "The movie is very realistic, moving and hard to watch for someone who was here during the war. I am very emotional," Sabira Sokolovic told AFP. A story of love between a Muslim woman and a Serb man against the background of Bosnia's 1992-95 inter-ethnic war, the movie sparked controversy in Sarajevo earlier this year when local media speculated it would tell the story of a Muslim rape victim who fell in love with her Serb attacker. In fact the film tells the story of a couple who had a fling before the war and meet up again when the woman is taken prisoner by a unit of the Bosnian Serb army commanded by her former lover. He shields her at first but is transferred and she suffers the same abuse and rape as the other women held with her. The film shows stark scenes of rape, executions and other war crimes. Many viewers praised the film for its realistic portrayal of the horrors of the war that turned neighbours and friends into enemies when the country's Muslims, Croats and Serbs were pitted against each other. "It is a lesson for future generations. Every inhabitant of Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia should see it," pensioner Seid Karic said. "The movie is moving because it shows what really happened in Bosnia." But not everyone liked the Hollywood treatment. "The film is a disaster. I did not like it, I was a witness to the siege (of Sarajevo) and it was nothing like that," thirty-something Elvira, who did not want to give her last name, said after the screening. "In the Land of Blood and Honey" will be screened twice a day in Sarajevo until December 28 — two months before it officially opens in Europe. The international preview took place on December 5 in New York and the movie will open in the United States on Friday. It will go on general release in Europe in early February. Bosnia's 1992-95 war claimed some 100,000 lives. Tens of thousands of people were held in prison camps where torture and abuse were commonplace. Government officials estimate that some 20,000 women were raped during the conflict. — afprelaxnews.com Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Taylor Swift, T-Bone Burnett on ‘Hunger Games’ album Posted: 25 Dec 2011 12:01 AM PST  Singer Taylor Swift accepts the award for Favourite Female Country Artist at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles November 20, 2011. — Reuters pic Movie studio Lionsgate said on Friday that Burnett has joined forces with Swift, The Decemberists, Arcade Fire and The Civil Wars to create original songs for the film, set for release in March 2012. "We are thrilled to have such a hauntingly beautiful companion album taking shape," said Joe Drake, co-COO of Lionsgate. Swift and The Civil Wars' collaborated together on the single "Safe and Sound", which was released on iTunes on Friday and topped the iTunes songs chart. "The Hunger Games", starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Woody Harrelson, is based on the young adult series of novels, and tells the story of teenage boys and girls fighting to the death on a nationally televised event in a country called Panem, built on the remains of North America. The film is set for release in US theatres on March 23, 2012. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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