In the Land of Blood and Honey

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In the Land of Blood and Honey

R

Released Dec 23, 2011

2h 7m

Drama

Romance

War

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Danijel (Goran Kostic), a Bosnian Serb police officer, and Ajla (Zana Marjanovic), a Bosnian Muslim artist, are lovers before the outbreak of the Bosnian War, but the lovers land on opposite sides of the conflict as violence engulfs the Balkan region. Months later, while serving in the Bosnian Serb army, Danijel once again encounters Ajla when troops under his command take her from the apartment she shares with her sister. As the conflict marches on, they find their allegiances uncertain.

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Critics Consensus

Angelina Jolie displays a deft directorial hand in her feature debut, but In the Land of Blood and Honey's contrived love story never mixes in comfortably with depictions of the Bosnian genocide.

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Leah Rozen

TheWrap

Overall, Jolie has nothing to be embarrassed about and much of which to be proud with this movie. Even in moments where the film doesn't quite work, she shows ample evidence of ambition and a discerning director's eye.

Mar 2, 2012

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Jolie, however, shows great promise as a visual storyteller, even though this love story is stretched too thinly.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 24, 2012

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Rob Beames

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Never less than competent, it's clearly the result of a sincere, long-harboured desire to raise awareness of these horrific, dehumanising events.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 15, 2012

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Felicia Feaster

Charleston City Paper

In the Land of Blood and Honey is a surprisingly ambitious, nuanced study of the collision of human psychology with the black-and-white lines war presumes.

Jan 17, 2020

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Julian Lytle

Ignorant Bliss

The film also at times drags on a bit too long. It seems trying to fit in a little bit of time from each year of the war was a bit too much and not needed to get across the themes and point of the film.

Rated: C+

Jan 11, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Set against the backdrop of the war, violent and graphic and made with no apologies... is the story of love, conflict and the emotional, ethical, physical and moral toll it takes not only on individuals, but on people as a whole.

Nov 26, 2019

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Orin D

This movie though quite effective is too long by half an hour or so. The horror of that war is certainly captured, but the love story end up unconvincing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Georgan G

The depth of fear, and loss of control shown here are two things many women experience. Having no control is much, much worse in war. As is fear. The acting was very well done. I love that Angelina Jolie wrote, directed & produced this--as her 1st film!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Crap! Класично смеће од креатуре која је и сама по себи ментално оболело смеће

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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En tierra de sangre y miel [2011]

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Powerful portrayal of a nasty conflict. Parts very difficult to watch. I though performances were outstanding even if the “love story” was a little thin and unconvincing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/11/18

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Watching is a ride of emotions twisting the heart and speaks volumes to the female EXISTENCE during wartime which is often ignored during male directed Films.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Synopsis

Danijel (Goran Kostic), a Bosnian Serb police officer, and Ajla (Zana Marjanovic), a Bosnian Muslim artist, are lovers before the outbreak of the Bosnian War, but the lovers land on opposite sides of the conflict as violence engulfs the Balkan region. Months later, while serving in the Bosnian Serb army, Danijel once again encounters Ajla when troops under his command take her from the apartment she shares with her sister. As the conflict marches on, they find their allegiances uncertain.

Director: Angelina Jolie
Producer: Angelina Jolie, Graham King, Tim Headington, Tim Moore
Screenwriter: Angelina Jolie
Distributor: FilmDistrict
Production Co: GK Films, E1 Entertainment
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Rape|Sexuality|War Violence and Atrocities)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Original Language: Bosnian
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 23, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 27, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $301.3K
Runtime: 2h 7m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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