Welcome to Sarajevo(1997)
“To get the story, they’ll risk everything.”
Overview
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.
Director
Michael Winterbottom
Studio
Miramax
Budget
$9M
Revenue
$334K
Cast
Stephen Dillane
as Michael Henderson
Woody Harrelson
as Flynn
Marisa Tomei
as Nina
Goran Višnjić
as Risto Bavić
Emira Nušević
as Emira
Kerry Fox
as Jane Carson
James Nesbitt
as Gregg
Emily Lloyd
as Annie McGee
Igor Džambazov
as Jacket
Gordana Gadžić
as Mrs. Savić
Juliet Aubrey
as Helen Henderson
Dražen Šivak
as Željko
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Movie Facts
Release Year
1997
Runtime
1h 43m
Language
Bosnian
Rating
6.5 / 10
Budget
$9M
Box Office
$334K
Production Companies
Miramax • Channel Four Films • Dragon Pictures
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Where can I watch Welcome to Sarajevo?▼
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What is Welcome to Sarajevo about?▼
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.
Who directed Welcome to Sarajevo?▼
Welcome to Sarajevo was directed by Michael Winterbottom and released in 1997. It is a war, drama, history film.
How long is Welcome to Sarajevo?▼
Welcome to Sarajevo has a runtime of 1 hours and 43 minutes (103 minutes total).
Who stars in Welcome to Sarajevo?▼
The cast of Welcome to Sarajevo includes Stephen Dillane as Michael Henderson, Woody Harrelson as Flynn, Marisa Tomei as Nina, Goran Višnjić as Risto Bavić, Emira Nušević as Emira and more.
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