As If I Am Not There
As If I Am Not There

As If I Am Not There

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2010
1h 49m
6.7(17 votes)
Drama
War

Overview

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.

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Film i Väst
Sektor Film
Element Pictures

Cast & Crew

34 members
Acting

Nataša Petrović

Samira

Nataša Petrović
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Feđa Štukan

The Captain

Feđa Štukan
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Jelena Jovanova

Jasmina

Jelena Jovanova
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Sanja Burić

The Nurse

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Irina Apelgren

Alisa

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Zvezda Angelovska

Halida

Zvezda Angelovska
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Nikolina Kujača

Mirsada

Nikolina Kujača
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Stellan Skarsgård

Doctor

Stellan Skarsgård
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Angela Stojanovska

Samira's Sister

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Konstantin Bojanov

Samira's Father

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Sofija Kunovska

Samira's Mother

Sofija Kunovska
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Elpida Pakovska

Village Neighbour

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Ivo Stojanovski

Village Neighbour's Husband

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Filip Pešov

School Boy

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Jana Mirčevska

School Girl

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Kristijan Svetiev

Arresting Soldier

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Miraj Grbić

Commander

Miraj Grbić
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Blagoj Veselinov

Threatening Soldier

Blagoj Veselinov
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Marija Milićević

Nurse's Daughter

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Nino Levi

First Rapist

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Igor Angelov

Second Rapist

Igor Angelov
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Aleksandar Mikic

Third Rapist

Aleksandar Mikic
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Slagjana Vujošević

Amina

Slagjana Vujošević
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Jasna Diklić

Caretaker

Jasna Diklić
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Slagjana Vujošević

Sleeping Soldier

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Saško Kocev

Experienced Soldier

Saško Kocev
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Gjorgji Neškoski

Experienced Soldier

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Nenad Mitevski

Bojan

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Kristina Lelevac

New Woman

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Jana Stojanovska

Hospital Nurse

Jana Stojanovska
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Andrej Bogoeski

Samira's Baby

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Anna Walsh

Singing Girl

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Vlado Dojcinovski

Experienced Soldier

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Katina Ivanova

(uncredited)

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