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In the Land of Blood and Honey

2011 · 127 min

A harrowing, slow-burning wartime romance that immerses you in moral ambiguity and leaves you emotionally drained.

Directed by
Angelina Jolie
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Tagline
Love can change what we want… war can change who we are
Overview
During the Bosnian War, Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, re-encounters Ajla, a Bosnian who's now a captive in his camp he oversees. Their once promising connection has become ambiguous as their motives have changed.

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Directed by
Angelina Jolie
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • love
  • betrayal
  • violence
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, romance, war
Directed by
Angelina Jolie
Written by
Angelina Jolie
Starring
Zana Marjanović, Rade Šerbedžija, Goran Kostić, Branko Đurić, Vanessa Glođo, Džana Pinjo, Miloš Timotijević, Goran Jevtić
Music
Gabriel Yared
Cinematography
Dean Semler
Runtime
127 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, English

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