As If I Am Not There

As If I Am Not There

Irish film poster
Directed by Juanita Wilson
Written by Eliseo Altunaga
Starring Stellan Skarsgård
Nataša Petrović
Cinematography Tim Fleming
Release dates
  • 26 July 2010 (2010-07-26) (Bosnia)
  • 4 March 2011 (2011-03-04) (Ireland)
Running time
109 minutes
Country Ireland
Language Serbo-Croatian

As If I Am Not There (Serbian: Као да ме нема, Kao da me nema) is a 2010 Irish drama film directed by Juanita Wilson. The film is set in the Balkans and is shot in the Serbo-Croatian language.[1] The film was selected as the Irish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[1][2][3] but it did not make the final shortlist.[4]

The film is based on Slavenka Drakulić's 1999 novel of the same name that deals with war rape in the Bosnian War.[5]

Cast

Reception

The film received positive reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 92% based on 12 reviews.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kemp, Stuart (2011-09-21). "Irish Film & TV Academy Picks Juanita Wilson's 'As If I Am Not There' For Oscar Race". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand submits Samoan film to Oscars". BBC News. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar". Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "As If I Am Not There". screendaily.com. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "As If I Am Not There". 26 July 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

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