The Waiting Room

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The Waiting Room

2015

1h 32m

Drama

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Living in Toronto with his wife (Ma-Anne Dionisio) and son (Filip Geljo), an actor (Jasmin Geljo) who was successful in the former Yugoslavia dreams of returning to Sarajevo to rekindle his career but fears losing his son.

Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

Tinged with melancholy, even in its humourous moments, The Waiting Room is a moving exploration of one kind of Canadian immigrant experience.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 2, 2016

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

Dominated by a unique blend of melancholy and existential crisis, The Waiting Room is a poignant character study about the immigrant experience.

Rated: B+

Feb 29, 2016

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Chris Knight

National Post

The Waiting Room plays out like a kind of cinematic dare: is it possible to make a war movie that doesn't feature a single moment of armed conflict? In that respect, it's a success.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 3, 2016

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Ben Nicholson

CineVue

Even when The Waiting Room seems not to be saying anything, Jasmin expresses so much -- in expressing so little -- as to utterly beguile.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 29, 2016

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Norman Wilner

NOW Toronto

There's a stark beauty to cinematographer Roland Echavarria's imagery, and Geljo clearly knows his frustrated, melancholy character inside and out. But a couple of ill-advised choices let the air out of The Waiting Room in its final movement.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 14, 2015

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Living in Toronto with his wife (Ma-Anne Dionisio) and son (Filip Geljo), an actor (Jasmin Geljo) who was successful in the former Yugoslavia dreams of returning to Sarajevo to rekindle his career but fears losing his son.

Director: Igor Drljaca
Producer: Igor Drljaca, Münire Armstrong, Jordan Barker, Borga Dorter, Albert Shin
Screenwriter: Igor Drljaca
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Bosnian
Runtime: 1h 32m