As If I Am Not There

As If I Am Not There

2010/07/26 • Released • Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

Drama
War
6.7
1h 49m

Overview

A harsh dose of cinematic realism about a harsh time – the Bosnian War of the 1990s – Juanita Wilson's drama is taken from true stories revealed during the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague. Samira is a modern schoolteacher in Sarajevo who takes a job in a small country village just as the war is beginning to ramp up. When Serbian soldiers overrun the village, shoot the men and keep the women as laborers (the older ones) and sex objects (the younger ones), Samira is subjected to the basest form of treatment imaginable.

Director : Juanita Wilson

Casts
Nataša Petrović

Nataša Petrović

Samira

Feđa Štukan

Feđa Štukan

The Captain

Jelena Jovanova

Jelena Jovanova

Jasmina

Sanja Burić

The Nurse

Irina Apelgren

Alisa

Zvezda Angelovska

Zvezda Angelovska

Halida

Nikolina Kujača

Nikolina Kujača

Mirsada

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Doctor

Angela Stojanovska

Samira's Sister

Zoran Trajkovski

Samira's Father

Sofija Kunovska

Sofija Kunovska

Samira's Mother

Elpida Pakovska

Village Neighbour

Ivo Stojanovski

Village Neighbour's Husband

Filip Pešov

School Boy

Jana Mirčevska

School Girl

Kristijan Svetiev

Arresting Soldier

Miraj Grbić

Miraj Grbić

Commander

Blagoj Veselinov

Blagoj Veselinov

Threatening Soldier

Marija Milićević

Nurse's Daughter

Nino Levi

First Rapist

Igor Angelov

Igor Angelov

Second Rapist

Aleksandar Mikic

Aleksandar Mikic

Third Rapist

Slagjana Vujošević

Slagjana Vujošević

Amina

Jasna Diklić

Jasna Diklić

Caretaker

Bojan Velevski

Sleeping Soldier

Saško Kocev

Saško Kocev

Experienced Soldier

Gjorgji Neškoski

Experienced Soldier

Nenad Mitevski

Bojan

Kristina Lelevac

New Woman

Jana Stojanovska

Jana Stojanovska

Hospital Nurse

Andrej Bogoeski

Samira's Baby

Anna Walsh

Singing Girl

Vlado Dojčinovski

Experienced Soldier

Katina Ivanova

(uncredited)

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