The White Fortress

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The White Fortress

2022

1h 28m

Drama

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In the rundown Sarajevo suburb of Alipasino Polje, Faruk is an orphan who lives with his ill grandmother and spends his days foraging for scrap metal and dabbling in petty crime. One day he meets Mona, a timid teen from a politically powerful and affluent family. As Mona dreams of escaping the overbearing toxicity of her home life, she seeks refuge and opens herself up to Faruk, a boy from a world entirely different than her own.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Makes for a solemn statement, particularly in the film’s astonishing final moments.

Rated: 3/4

May 5, 2022

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Sheri Linden

The Hollywood Reporter

A contemporary fairy tale that’s firmly rooted in the grit of social decay.

Apr 19, 2022

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

The White Fortress is a startling, hypnotizing, but above all haunting work destined to linger.

Mar 22, 2022

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Jason Flatt

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

The White Fortress is a slow, sometimes overwrought and self-indulgent, gorgeous rejection of Romeo and Juliet’s binds to a tragic fate.

Rated: 8/10

Jan 4, 2023

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Laura Hiros

Rincón de cine

Extraordinary cinematography and a powerful script in this movie about teenagers. An excellent option to take a look into a different reality, and to think on what many people could do if this world would have more opportunities [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Aug 31, 2022

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

I’m not sure it all works completely. But I am sure it’s going to be sticking in my mind for quite a while—certainly long enough to land on a list of this year’s best movies.

May 2, 2022

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Igor Drljaca

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In the rundown Sarajevo suburb of Alipasino Polje, Faruk is an orphan who lives with his ill grandmother and spends his days foraging for scrap metal and dabbling in petty crime. One day he meets Mona, a timid teen from a politically powerful and affluent family. As Mona dreams of escaping the overbearing toxicity of her home life, she seeks refuge and opens herself up to Faruk, a boy from a world entirely different than her own.

Director: Igor Drljaca
Producer: Amra Baksic Camo, Jordan Barker, Adis Djapo, Borga Dorter, Igor Drljaca, Albert Shin, Adis Dapo
Screenwriter: Igor Drljaca
Distributor: Game Theory Films
Production Co: SCCA / pro.ba, Gearshift Films, TimeLapse Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Bosnian
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 22, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 26, 2022
Runtime: 1h 28m

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