Bosnia and Herzegovina"Grbavica: Land of My Dreams" is a beautiful, difficult film. Written and directed by Jasmila Zbanic with a slow and steady hand, Grbavica shows the myriad ways that war affects people's lives, including long after it is over. At first, the phrase "land of my dreams" seems an obvious irony--the main characters, a mother and her 12 year old daughter, are struggling to survive both financially and as a family. However, as the the film continues, the phrase resonates. We see that there are ways to sleepwalk through our sometimes surreal world, there are jarring ways to wake up, and there are dreams that linger even in the bright light of day.
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