As If I Am Not There
| As If I Am Not There | |
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 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: Као да ме нема, Kao da me nema) 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
- ^ a b Kemp, Stuart (21 September 2011). "Irish Film & TV Academy Picks Juanita Wilson's 'As If I Am Not There' For Oscar Race". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "New Zealand submits Samoan film to Oscars". BBC News. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar". Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "As If I Am Not There". screendaily.com. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "As If I Am Not There". 26 July 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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