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Welcome to Sarajevo

1997Movie1 h 43 minR

73
GoodGoodWatch score
73
GoodGoodWatch score

Summary

Follow a group of international journalists into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo—now a danger zone of sniper and mortar attacks where residents still live. While reporting on an American aid worker who’s trying to get children out of the country, a British correspondent decides to take an orphaned girl home to London.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood
  • Graphic violence bothers you

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Facts

May 9, 1997 · 1 h 43 min · R

Released
May 9, 1997
Runtime
1 h 43 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence, Strong Language
Genres
War, Drama, History
Original language
English
Also spoken
Bosnian, Serbian
Made in
United Kingdom, United States
Budget
$9 million
Box office
$334,319
Available in
10 countries

Tropes

The '90s, The Film of the Book, Music for Courage +2

Q&A

3 questions, like "Where can I stream Welcome to Sarajevo?"

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Where can I stream Welcome to Sarajevo?

In the United States, Welcome to Sarajevo streams on fuboTV and Paramount+, and it is free with ads on Hoopla. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 5 other countries.

Is Welcome to Sarajevo worth watching?

73
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 80%, and Metacritic 72).

Will I feel good after watching Welcome to Sarajevo?

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Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.