As If I Am Not There

Year: 2011
Description: Cast includes Sanja Burić, Jelena Jovanova, Nataša Petrović, Stellan Skarsgård, and Fedja Stukan.
In 1992 during the Bosnian War, Samira (played by Nataša Petrović) moves to a remote village that's invaded by Serbian soldiers who murder the men, and she is gang raped and then imprisoned with other women trying to survive their brutal treatment.
Director: Wilson, Juanita
Writer: Wilson, Juanita
Producer: Flynn, James; Lichtenthaeler, Nathalie; Richards, Karen
Cinematographer: Fleming, Tim
Editor: Nugent, Nathan
Production Team: Corinth Films, Element Pictures Distribution, Wide Eye Films, Octagon Films, Sektor Film, Stellanova Film, and Film I Vast Ab
Genre: Feature Film
Drama
Content Notes: Sexual assault
Source: Based on the novel As If I Am Not There by Slavenka Drakulić
Language: Bosnian, Croation, and Serbian with English subtitles
Other Title: Kao da me nema
Media Format: 1 DVD (109 min.) or 1 streaming video (109 min.)
Type: Color
Production Notes: Earned a 2011 Irish Film and Television Award for Best Film, and Juanita Wilson received the 2011 Irish Film and Television Award for Best Director.
Original Release Date: 2010
Updated: 03-21-2023

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