As If I Am Not There
| As If I Am Not There | |
|---|---|
 Irish film poster | |
| Directed by | Juanita Wilson |
| Written by | Eliseo Altunaga |
| Starring |
Stellan Skarsgård Nataša Petrović |
| Cinematography | Tim Fleming |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian |
As If I Am Not There (Serbian title "Као да ме нема") is a 2010 Irish drama film directed by Juanita Wilson. The film is set in the Balkans and is shot in the Serbo-Croatian language.[1] The film was selected as the Irish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[1][2][3] but it did not make the final shortlist.[4]
The film is based on Slavenka Drakulić's 1999 novel of the same name that deals with war rape in Bosnia in the 1990s.[5]
Cast
- Nataša Petrović as Samira
- Fedja Stukan as The Captain
- Miraj Grbić as Commander
- Jasna Diklić
- Zvezda Angelovska
- Nikolina Kujaca
- Sanja Burić
- Katina Ivanova
- Jana Stojanovska
- Nino Levi
- Irina Apelgren as Alisa
- Jana Mircevska
- Stellan Skarsgård
- Jelena Jovanova
Reception
The film received positive reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 92% based on 12 reviews.[6]
See also
- List of submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Irish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kemp, Stuart (2011-09-21). "Irish Film & TV Academy Picks Juanita Wilson’s 'As If I Am Not There' For Oscar Race". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ↑ "New Zealand submits Samoan film to Oscars". BBC News. 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar". Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ↑ "As If I Am Not There". screendaily.com. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/as_if_i_am_not_there_2011/