Belvedere (2010)
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Sadžida Šetić, Nermin Tulić, Minka Muftić, Armin Rizavnović, Adis Omerović, Tatjana Šojić
At a refugee center near Srebrenica, a grieving aunt tries to hold on to ordinary life while her nephew seeks a new beginning elsewhere.
The story
Near Srebrenica, families wait at a refugee center called Belvedere for the exhumation of relatives killed in the 1995 massacre. Ruveyda is among them, awaiting the exhumation of her husband and children. As she struggles with grief and the realities of camp life, she tries to establish a sense of normality. Her nephew Adnan, meanwhile, leaves for Belgrade and auditions for the Serbian edition of Big Brother, hoping to begin a new life. Ruveyda sets out to bring him back to the center.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film is set in a refugee center (the titular Belvedere), near Srebrenica, where families await the exhumation of their relatives, victims of the 1995 massacre. The refugees’ daily lives involve more than just the struggle to survive. Among them is Ruveyda, who is waiting for the exhumation of her husband and children and, in the meantime, tries to organize a normal life in the camp. Ruveyda’s nephew, Adnan, leaves for Belgrade and auditions for the Serbian edition of Big Brother in an attempt to start a new life. His grief-stricken aunt tries to bring him back to the center. The film was submitted for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category but was not nominated.
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