Director: Jasmila Žbanić
Script: Jasmila Žbanić
Photography: Christine A. Maier
Editor: Jaroslaw Kamiński
Music: Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz
Cast: Jasna Đuričić, Izudin Bajrović, Boris Isaković, Raymond Thiry, Boris Ler, Dino Bajrović
Production: Coop99 Filmproduktion, Digital Cube, N279, Razor Film, Extreme Emotions, Indie Prod, Torden Film, TRT, ZDF arte
Distribution: Academy Two, Lucky Red
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Romania, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France, Norway, Turkey
Year: 2020
Length: 104’
Festival: Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Venezia 2020, Toronto International Film Festival 2020.
Award: Best Foreign Language Film Nominee, Academy Award 2021
Bosnia, July 11th 1995.
Aida is a translator for the United Nations in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What is at the horizon for her family and people – rescue or death? Which move should she take?
Jasmila Žbanić
Jasmila Žbanić is a Bosnian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer.
Quo Vadis, Aida?, which she directed and produced, was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Award, Best Film Not in the English Language and Best Direction at the BAFTA Award.