The movie talks upon three soldiers , one Serbian and two Bosnian who are trapped in a trench amidst the contenders lines during Servia-Bosnia Herzegovina war in 1993 , at the time of the heaviest fighting between the two warring sides . One Bosnian finds himself unlucky hooked to a bomb that in movement case can cause blow-up .

It's a sour denounce facing the war realized with dark humor . There's a keen critic to the role of United Nations , ¨U.N.¨ , in which two soldiers from opposing sides in the conflict , become trapped in no man's land , whilst a third soldier becomes a living booby trap . The screenplay tackles issues about the war horror , morality and ethic but with notes of acute and sharp comedy developed in great sense of ductility and fairness . The story is nicely narrated in hight sensitivity and intelligence . It's a fascinating warlike film described in a serious-comic style . The flick obtained a well deserved Oscar winner for best foreign language picture . The film tries to remain neutral but appear Radovan Karazkic's images commanding the Sarajevo siege . The motion picture takes part of the Servian war subgenre , such as :¨Welcome to Sarajevo¨ or ¨Before the Rain¨ and other numerous films . The principal actors , although unknown , are excellent . The support cast is more known , thus shows up Katrin Aldridge who unfortunately dead recently by a stroke , she interprets an impulsive journalist . Simon Callow as an United Nations colonel is equally magnificent . The picture was finely directed by debuting Danis Tanovic (¨Tigers¨, "An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker" , ¨Triage¨) who also wrote the screenplay and even the music . Rating : Above average . Well catching.

Three soldiers one Serb and two Bosnians are caught up in a countryside trench in no man's land between Serbian and Croatian lines, while the UN unwillingly gets involved in the situation because of media pressure.

This film is a critical satire of the meaningless of war and on how no one wants to get involved- but actually sit back (the UN) and watch or actually film the carnage (the media). It depicts the bleakness of the war, the UN's involvement and the intruding media presentation of it in black humour and sharp sarcasm, while still the suspense and the humanity of the situation doesn't get discarded- but makes it more fascinating and quite constructive.

The intelligent script and story are very fresh in portraying the madness of war and also building up the tension that never falters, as we see how much the two countries hate each other, with the soldiers continuously blaming each other for the war and the stupidity of the situation that they are in. It was definitely an unpredictable and confronting war story that didn't try to manipulate the circumstances for a change- but actually draws you into the mess.

The thing is at first you don't feel any for sorrow for the soldiers separately, as they are no worse than each other- but then after while we come to know them in detail and see their point of view. The main hatred you feel is towards the UN Leaders, as they sit back, unwilling to budge, while their soldiers sit around wanting to help... you would know what I mean especially at the end of the film, as the ending really does pack a punch and makes you question humanity.

Not only the UN's priorities and methods are questioned- but also the artful and shallow media that see this as good news scoop then actually coming across as caring for the welfare of the soldiers. There's one quote that provides that point from a news reporter that declines to film the bunker and explains that when you've seen one bunker, you've seen them all… which is pretty ironic, well you'll what I mean when you see it.

The performances are impressive and truly absorbing from the three soldiers caught in this mess: Branko Djuric as Ciki, Rene Bitorajac as Nino and Filip Sovagovic as Cera . This film reminded very much of 'Three Kings' in the humour side of things, but also the grief you feel for those involved in the war- but 'No man's land' is far more involving and far less buoyant than 'Three Kings'.

What you get is a solid anti-war film that keeps you gripped to the end and when it finishes, it definitely leaves you pondering.

"No Man's Land" was the Oscar winner for the Best Foreign Language Picture back in 2002. Although it won this award and it has a rather high rating on IMDb, I avoided watching it because the description of the film seemed pretty depressing and miserable. However, after seeing it, I advise you consider watching the film despite the tough subject matter, as it really has a lot to say and is well worth your time.

The film is set in Bosnia-Herzegovina during their horrible war in the 1990s. Two soldiers take refuge in a small encampment in no-man's land- -not realizing that an enemy soldier is hiding there as well. As the enemy watches, one of the soldiers shows the other how to booby-trap a body belonging to an enemy soldier. In other words, when his own countrymen later come to bury him, when they pick him up it will detonate a mine! Well, the hiding soldier is enraged when he hears this and opens fire on the two soldiers--killing one and wounding the other. Soon, however, she shooter realizes that the booby-trapped man is actually still alive! Now there are three guys stuck in no-man's land and it looks very doubtful that they'll make it out alive.

This is pretty much the description I'd read about the film--and it didn't interest me very much. Fortunately, the movie doesn't end with this--there is much more to the film. Soon, the United Nations forces get pulled into this and the film becomes a searing indictment of the pathetic record of this 'peace-loving body'! The ending is darkly funny and sad--and is something you really should see.

The film is a wonderful microcosm of the entire Yugoslavian civil war. Summed up in these three soldiers is a story that pretty much explains the nihilistic nature of these wars. Writer/director Danis Tanovic did a wonderful job of creating an engaging and extremely intelligent film-- and I can see why it took home this prestigious award. Too bad, however, that the film really didn't matter all that much, as the war had long been over and the damage had been done...and the UN performed it's usual cracker jack job of remedying the situation!