Death in Sarajevo
Synopsis
Sarajevo‘s Hotel Europe is bustling in preparation for tonight‘s European Union gala for the centennial of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‘s assassination. But the disgruntled staff plans to strike because they haven‘t been paid for two months.
If this prestigious political dinner fails, the already mortgaged hotel will be shut down by the bank. With no time to lose to stop the strike, hotel manager Omer must turn to tough guy Enzo, who runs the cellar strip club. The staff union rep soon goes missing.
Dedicated and pretty chief receptionist Lamija does her absolute best to keep everything running smoothly toward the big event. But things get tricky when her mother Hatidza, of the laundry room, is elected strike leader.
The VIP keynote speaker doesn‘t have much time to prepare, and he stumbles through complex details and names. The French guest‘s rehearsals in his room are secretly recorded in B&W. Surveillance is high (literally) due to a nose-happy video security guy.
On the hotel roof, TV journalist Vedrana conducts interviews for a centennial special. Among her guests is Gavrilo Princip, the namesake descendant of the Archduke‘s assassin. Firm political stances quickly lead to age-old arguments.
From the hotel roof to the cellar club, via the reception, laundry room and kitchen, increasing tensions turn the Hotel Europe into an ideological pressure cooker.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (8)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Margo Cinéma
- Co-production : France 3 Cinéma
- Foreign production company : Sarajevo Center for Contemporary Arts (SCCA)
- Film exports/foreign sales : The Match Factory
- French distributors : Vendredi Distribution, Margo Cinéma
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : François Margolin
- Screenwriter : Danis Tanovic
- Directors of Photography : Erol Zubcevic, Olivier Jacquin
- Editors : Redzinald Simek, Thomas Fourel
- Sound recordists : Camille Lotteau, Mathieu Villien
- Costume designers : Ina Arnautalic, Hatidza Nuhic
- Author of original work : Bernard-Henri Lévy
- Production managers : Amira Lekić, François Margolin
- Press Attaché (film) : Michel Burstein
- Production Designer : Mirna Ler
- Casting : Timka Grahić
- Sound mixers : Samir Foco, Antoine Bailly
Watch this movie
Watch Death in Sarajevo in VOD
| Platforms | Model | Price | Quality |
|---|
Sorry, your search returned no results.
| Platforms | Model | Price | Quality |
|---|
Sorry, your search returned no results.
| Platforms | Model | Price | Quality |
|---|
Sorry, your search returned no results.
| Platforms | Model | Price | Quality |
|---|
Sorry, your search returned no results.
Media Gallery
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Documentary, Drama
- Production language : French, Bosnian
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- French release : 23/08/2017
- Runtime : 1 h 20 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 139.851
- Approval : Yes
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.35
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
Box-office & releases
Box Office
This content is for registered users only.
Are you a member? Please login to view content.
TV broadcasting
This content is for registered users only.
Are you a member? Please login to view content.
International releases
| Country | Distributor | Buyer | Release date | Titre local |
|---|
Sorry, your search returned no results.
News & awards
News (6)
Selections (14)
Awards (1)
Berlin International Film Festival
Germany, 2016
Grand prix du jury - Ours d'argent
FIPRESCI Award - from the international press
