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Single mother Esma lives with her 12-year-old daughter Sara in Sarajevo's Grbavica neighborhood, where life is still being reconstructed after the 1990s Yugoslav wars. Unable to make ends meet with the meager government aid she receives, Esma takes a job as a cocktail waitress in a nightclub. Working all night is difficult for Esma and it also forces her to spend less time with her daughter. Still... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign, Drama and War |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 30 min. |
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| Release Date: |
February 16th, 2007 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Distributors: |
Strand Releasing
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$43,060 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"...it gives a female aesthetic sensibility to a region and an era stereotyped as brutally male." Full Review...
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San Francisco Chronicle, Walter Addiego
"...moving but flawed..." Full Review...
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