“A bleakly funny parable which has been compared to Catch-22, M*A*S*H, and Waiting for Godot which means that it contains equal parts irony and futility.” - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Tuesday, February 11, 6:00 p.m. | In the midst of the Bosnian War, two soldiers, a Bozniak and a Bosnian Serb, are caught between their lines in no man’s land. Confounding the situation is a third soldier, a Bozniak, who finds himself laying over a buried landmine. If he moves, the mine will explode.


Awards & Nominations

Winner - Best International Film, Academy Awards 
Winner - Best International Film, Golden Globes


Shadows of War Lecture Series This series will examine the impact of war on the human psyche and feature films that tell stories of divided families, friends and lovers, human resilience and solidarity when confronting oppression, resistance to occupation, and ultimately unity in the face of tragedy. Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism department. Lecturer: Nora Annesley Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art. Synopses by Annesley Taylor. Read more


The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu