I saw another foreign film that was in "1001 Movies to See Before you Die", similar to Run Lola Run. It's called No Man's Land and takes on the Serbia-Herzogovenia conflict in a very small scale and personal way. They use it to pick apart war on a small scale that simplifies it for you. You start the film as about 8 men are creeping through the dark and fog to try to get to the Serbian front line. They awaken that morning 100 yards from the Bosnian line and everyone but one man is presumed dead. He makes it to an abandoned Serbian trench when the Bosnian's send two men after him. The first it a grizzled veteran and the other just made to the lines. The vet shows the rookie how to place a bouncing mine under a dead body that will pop-up and kill whoever moves the body. The Serbian shoots both men, killing one and wounding the other. He then finds out his comrade with the mine beneath him is not dead, just wounded. The three bicker and argue, the Serb shoots the Bosnian again. Both sides wave flags in an attempt to make a truce temporarily to get out. The UN sends aid, but are forced to do nothing due to the agreement they have to merely "Keep the peace". It shows how modern war is influenced by the media and public opinion. It's an excellent film to just make you think about war in a different way than the elaborate pictures we're used to.
Bottom Line: 8.3 out of 10. Excellent story, good acting. I really enjoyed it and it's certainly worth a cheap rental.
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