Quo Vadis, Aida? (2021)
95%RT Audience Score: 89%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
33 wins & 46 nominations total
Quo Vadis, Aida? uses one woman’s heartbreaking conflict to offer a searing account of war’s devastating human toll.
Quo Vadis, Aida? is a film that will leave you breathless, heartbroken, and in awe of the strength and resilience of its main character, Aida. While the subject matter is heavy and harrowing, director Jasmila banić manages to infuse the film with urgency and hope, making it a must-see for anyone who wants to understand the devastating impact of war on innocent civilians. Aida’s story is a reminder that even in the darkest of times, there are still heroes who will fight to protect their loved ones and their community. Don’t miss this unforgettable triumph of a film.
Production Company(ies)
Deblokada Produkcija Coop99 Filmproduktion, Digital Cube
Distributor
Super LTD
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
MPAA / Certificate
Approved
Year of Release
2021
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 42m
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Language(s):Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, English, Dutch, Serbian
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Country of origin:Austria, Bosnia And Herzegovina, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania, The Netherlands, Turkey
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 5, 2021 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 15, 2021
Genre(s)
Drama/War
Keyword(s)
Drama, War, Bosnia, United Nations, Srebrenica, Translator, Serbian army, UN camp, Human toll, Rescue, Death, Jasmila Zbanic, Damir Ibrahimovich, Jasna Đuričić, Izudin Bajrovic, Boris Ler, Dino Bajrovic, Johan Heldenbergh, Raymond Thiry, Written by Jasmila Zbanic, Produced by Damir Ibrahimovich, Jasmila Zbanic, Directed by Jasmila Zbanic, Reviewed by David Stratton, Sandra Hall, A.A Dowd, Tim Hayes, David Parkinson, Peter Rainer, Sarah Ward, Dan Bayer, Hannah Brown, Jim Schembri, Andiee Paviour, MPAA rating, Box office performance, Budget, Critic reviews, Producer names, Actor names
Worldwide gross: $820,622
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $892,514
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,623
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 97,330
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
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Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Izudin Bajrovic – Nihad
Boris Ler – Hamdija
Dino Bajrovic – Sejo
Johan Heldenbergh – Colonel Karremans
Raymond Thiry – Major Franken
Director(s)
Jasmila Zbanic
Writer(s)
Jasmila Zbanic
Producer(s)
Damir Ibrahimovich, Jasmila Zbanic
Film Festivals
Venice, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
33 wins & 46 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (76) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (76)
The achievement of Zbanic’s compelling, deeply moving film is to give faces and personalities to the victims. And towering above them all is the character of Aida as she tenaciously fights to save her men.
February 23, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
David Stratton
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
It’s so harrowing that you have to remind yourself to breathe. But you won’t forget it, which is exactly the way Zbanic wants it.
February 23, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
banić supplies the material with an urgency familiar to the docudramas of Paul Greengrass, except with a strong current of despair and outrage that doesn’t always poke through that filmmaker’s meticulously detailed you-are-there accounts.
December 3, 2021
A.A. Dowd
AV Club
TOP CRITIC
For much of the story the focus is on Aida’s face, behind which maternal courage is corralling an escalating fury.
December 3, 2021
Tim Hayes
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
This study in chaos and calculation not only makes for harrowingly compelling viewing, but it also exposes the apathy of an international community that simply turned the other way.
December 3, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
[Writer-Director Jasmila banić] has said in interviews that her purpose here is to invite people to come together. In its own fervent and sorrowful way, I think her film succeeds in that improbable mission
April 23, 2021 | Rating: 4.5/5
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor
TOP CRITIC
Unlucky not to win the Best International Feature Oscar in 2021, Quo Vadis, Aida? is a taut, rigorous, resonant, unshakeably potent balancing act.
June 25, 2022
Sarah Ward
Concrete Playground
Essential viewing because of just how powerfully it uses visual storytelling to make its audience understand every aspect of this unimaginable tragedy, without ever feeling dour or heavy-handed.
May 13, 2022 | Rating: 9/10
Dan Bayer
Next Best Picture
This film will make you think about what you would have done in this situation and what anyone can do when faced with cruelty and injustice.
February 25, 2022
Hannah Brown
Jerusalem Post
As well as serving as a testament to the events that lead to the killings, the film also has a focused political agenda…In several scenes that will have you gasping in disbelief we see the UN as a model of staggering incompetence and military impotence.
February 18, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Jim Schembri
jimschembri.com
Fiction meets horrific fact in a white-knuckled personalisation of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
February 18, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Andiee Paviour
Nobody’s Reading This But Me
A vital film about a heartbreaking page in history, Zbanic has made an unforgettable triumph.
February 12, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review…
Plot
During the Bosnian War, a UN translator named Aida must navigate the Serbian army’s takeover of her town and decide whether to risk everything to save her family and fellow citizens.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Jasna Đuričić plays the lead role of Aida Selmanagic in Quo Vadis, Aida?
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