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Quo Vadis, Aida?

2021 1h 44m
War Drama History
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7.7/10
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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?

Top Billed Cast

Jasna Đuričić
Jasna Đuričić
Aïda Selmanagić
Izudin Bajrović
Izudin Bajrović
Nihad
Boris Ler
Boris Ler
Hamdija
Dino Bajrović
Dino Bajrović
Sejo
Johan Heldenbergh
Johan Heldenbergh
Colonel Karremans
Raymond Thiry
Raymond Thiry
Sergeant-major Franken
Boris Isaković
Boris Isaković
General Ratko Mladić
Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Joka

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G Giovanni Verified TMDB Critic
2021-08-24

**Intro**
Quo Vadis Aida, released in 2020, is more than a film. It tells us a story, and it reminds us of our political organisation’s failures and invites us to wake up, so that those tragic events will never happen again. The Srebrenica genocide happened in 1995 and, although it’s very recent, too many people ignore this tragedy.
**Real events inspired the movie**, although some characters are fictional. The whole cast delivered a good product which got an Oscar nominee as “Best International Feature Film” and many others awards.
**Movie’s analysis at SpotaMovie.com** -
**The...

C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2025-02-16

Set as the Bosnian Serb army laid siege to the town of Srebrenica, this dramatises the story of an UN interpreter “Aida” (Jasna Djuricic) and her desperate fight to rescue her husband and two sons from the encroaching forces under the command of the ruthless Ratko Mladic (Boris Isakovic). Their “safe zone” is little safer than elsewhere in the war-torn community and with the largely Dutch troops entirely out-gunned and lacking external support either politically or militarily, she knows that if she can’t get her family away as they evacuate then they will not leave alive. What we see...