Top 20 movies like I am from Krajina, the Land of Chestnuts
Top 20 Movies like I am from Krajina, the Land of Chestnuts
- 1. A Little Bit of Soul
- 2. Swedish Package Holiday
- 3. Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
- 4. The Collaborator
- 5. Pangaea
- 6. Regular Trains Station
- 7. Behind Enemy Lines
- 8. No Man's Land
- 9. Orphan
- 10. The Life of Flowers
- 11. Quo Vadis, Aida?
- 12. Miracle in Kasama
- 13. The Peaks of Zelengore
- 14. Mama's Boy
- 15. On the Path
- 16. Foreign Fields
- 17. Silent Waters
- 18. The Loves of Carmen
- 19. Celebration
- 20. My Part of the World
1. A Little Bit of Soul (Ovo malo duše)
A bitter coming-of-age story about boy who grows up in a remote Bosnian village shortly after World War II.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
2. Swedish Package Holiday (Švedski aranžman)
Three intertwined stories about Serbian truck driver who is involved into drug trafficking without knowing, Czech family who live by the road which makes them a lot of troubles since many cars crash into their house, and a bus full of Swedish grannies who go on a Trans-European package holiday.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
3. Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (Grbavica)
A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.
It has an average vote of 6.949 on TMDB.
4. The Collaborator
During the conflict in the former Yugoslavia many soldiers were convinced to kill fellow citizens including friends and relatives in the name of patriotism. The Kolaborator follows the story of Goran, 24, a promising young soccer player who is forced to become a soldier. Goran goes from being a talented athlete to an executioner virtually overnight. Following orders, Goran lines up civilians, shoots them and drags them into mass graves. Justifying his role as a protector of his people, Goran becomes increasingly detached from the task until his soccer coach and life-long friend, Asim, is led in front of him. As a familiar face stands defeated before him, Goran must reconsider his actions and choose between his own life and that of his dear friend.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
5. Pangaea (Pangaea)
Dementia draws a woman into a world of memory loops, losing her love her spirit, her present her past.
6. Regular Trains Station (Stanica običnih vozova)
In the fifties, a young Belgrade teacher girl, after finishing her school, and by the Ministry of education order, arrives to a remote town to educate people. Unready and inexperienced, she fails in building a bridge between herself and the environment where she was brought against her will, and conflicts start. The conflict with others soon causes the conflict with herself, which causes the tragedy...
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
7. Behind Enemy Lines
While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With time running out and a deadly tracker on his trail, Burnett's commanding officer, Admiral Reigart, decides to risk his career and launch a renegade rescue mission to save his life.
It has an average vote of 6.383 on TMDB.
8. No Man's Land (No Man's Land)
Two soldiers from opposite sites get stuck between the front lines in the same trench. The UN is asked to free them and both sides agree on a ceasefire, but will they stick to it?
It has an average vote of 7.493 on TMDB.
9. Orphan (Siroče)
After her mother's death, a former drug addict Merima is forced to move in with her grandparents to the nearby village. Her city girl attitude and spoiled personality clash with their rural lifestyle. Everything goes wrong when Merima's father Fazil gets out of prison.
10. The Life of Flowers
Maja, a Sarajevo native, spends her days bouncing all over the city - going to English classes, hanging out with her friends, and trying to stop the deportation of her former teacher, an American exchange student named Austin.
11. Quo Vadis, Aida? (Quo Vadis, Aida?)
Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What is at the horizon for her family and people – rescue or death? Which move should she take?
It has an average vote of 7.64 on TMDB.
12. Miracle in Kasama (棘の中にある奇跡 〜笠間の栗の木下家〜)
Yuka Shibuya, a struggling actress, and Hatsue, a widowed chestnut farmer, meet a mysterious, bloodied man in the farm. The three end up living together during chestnut season and form a special bond while a miracle slowly unfolds.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
13. The Peaks of Zelengore (Vrhovi Zelengore)
During the Battle of Sutjeska, partisan troops must endure 24 hours of big and heavy attacks on German units Ljubino grave, to the main Partisan units, with the wounded and the Supreme Headquarters, pulled out the ring that is tightened around them.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
14. Mama's Boy (Mamaroš)
Middle-aged cinephile and film projectionist Pera still lives with his mother - and best friend - Mara, in Belgrade. It's 1999 and when NATO bombs start raining down on Serbia, the two of them become refugees. After a surreal journey, they end up in New York, where Pera realizes that he can no longer do the old job he loved so much. While he and Mara were struggling to survive, the new age of digital projection was born. Then Pera stumbles upon some discarded projectors and his new mission in life becomes clear: he will travel around and show people the magic of Real Cinema - the magic that can only be created by celluoid, mechanical projectors, the silver screen and flickering light.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
15. On the Path (Na putu)
Loving young couple Luna and Amar try their best to overcome unexpected obstacles that threaten their relationship. After Amar's dramatic change in a fundamentalist community, Luna tears herself apart searching if love is truly enough to keep the couple together on the path to a lifetime of happiness...
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
16. Foreign Fields (På fremmed mark)
Jacob, a farm boy from Denmark, joins U.N. Brigade's peacekeeping force in Bosnia, where he witnesses refugees trying to escape their war-torn villages. There, Jacob is befriended by Sergeant Holt, a cynical soldier.
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.
18. The Loves of Carmen
Gypsy Carmen drives men wild in 1820s Spain, especially the dragoon Don Jose.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
19. Celebration (Praznovanje)
It's cold up on Mount Manjaca. "In the winter it snows, there's nowhere to go," says the central figure in Celebration. "We have to wait until someone comes to clear the road. Sometimes they come, and sometimes they don't." He diligently ploughs the knee-high snowdrifts as the wind howls at his ears.
20. My Part of the World (Moja strana svijeta)
A beautiful and poetic at the same time difficult and tragic story. In the distant mountain village in Herzegovina, shortly after the end of World War II, lonely women and children await the return of men from the front. The few men that remained in the village trying to go to America and find the salvation of the lumber and stone. Center of the story is loneliness and anticipation. This is a tragic story of two men whose fight for the heart of a woman cost the head of both.