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As If I Am Not There

2010Movie1 h 49 min

Drama
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2Rotten Tomatoes85%77%

A deeply moving, relentlessly bleak drama movie about everyday modern life and war.

Good for thought-provoking · adults · solo watch

Skip it if you want something to laugh at · you need an uplifting mood · graphic violence bothers you

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Story

A harsh dose of cinematic realism about a harsh time – the Bosnian War of the 1990s – Juanita Wilson's drama is taken from true stories revealed during the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague. Samira is a modern schoolteacher in Sarajevo who takes a job in a small country village just as the war is beginning to ramp up. When Serbian soldiers overrun the village, shoot the men and keep the women as laborers (the older ones) and sex objects (the younger ones), Samira is subjected to the basest form of treatment imaginable.

Feels like

  • Unflinching War Drama
  • Bosnian Conflict Realism
  • Psychological Trauma Study
  • Systematic Violence Depiction
  • Historical Atrocity Witness
  • Emotionally Devastating
  • Female Resilience Narrative
  • Cinematic Brutality

Cast

16 of 16

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Directed by
Juanita Wilson
Written by
Juanita Wilson, Slavenka Drakulić
Produced by
James Flynn, Karen Richards, Nathalie Lichtenthaeler
Music by
Kiril Džajkovski

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Facts

July 26, 2010 · 1 h 49 min · Violence, Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery, Strong Language

Released
July 26, 2010
Runtime
1 h 49 min
Content
Violence, Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery, Strong Language
Genres
Drama, War
Original language
English
Also spoken
Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Made in
France, Germany, Ireland, North Macedonia, Sweden
Available in
2 countries

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Where can I stream As If I Am Not There?

KanopyHoopla

In the United States, As If I Am Not There streams on Hoopla, and it is free with ads on Kanopy. It also streams in 1 other country.

Is As If I Am Not There worth watching?

78
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78 (IMDb 7.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 85%). Critics rate it higher (85 out of 100) than audiences (75).

Is As If I Am Not There plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (10 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Will I feel good after watching As If I Am Not There?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.