Welcome To Sarajevo (1997)

Director: Michael Winterbottom Starring: Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei Genres: Drama, Indie-Arthouse Cinema, War Origin: United Kingdom Certificate: MA Running Time: 103 min

synopsis

Starring Woody Harrelson (White Men Can't Jump, The People Vs. Larry Flynt) and Oscar winner Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny), this Cannes Film Festival favourite reveals the shocking account of life in one of the most dangerous places on earth, war-torn Sarajevo. Follow a group of international journalists, including the cagey and outspoken Flynn (Harrelson), into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city that hosted the Winter Olympics - now a danger zone of sniper and mortar attacks where residents still live. While reporting on an American aid worker (Tomei) who's trying to get children out of the country, a British correspondent (Stephen Dillane) decides to take an orphaned girl home to London. But first, he'll have to travel through country controlled by Serb guerrillas, putting his own life on the line. A seamless blend of fictional and factual footage and based on a true story, WELCOME TO SARAJEVO is the powerfully entertaining thriller of a city under siege!