Neprijatelj

After reading the positive reviews from both Croatian and Serbian side I had to see this movie. This is not a horror film for the lovers of lots of blood and chopped of heads although there are plenty of corpses at the end. What I found captivating is the atmosphere of malice and distrust that slowly builds up. Also the post-war world of destroyed buildings and believes is well captured. The actors play soldiers as if they fought in a war yesterday (did they?). The change of a group of guys who trust each other and laugh with each other into distrust is beautifully done. This slowly growing mistrust is the real enemy from the title, and this is obviously done by people who know what is about. I highly recommend this film. It is a real shame it did not get wider distribution.

Set in first days of truce of Bosnian war, movie follows group of Bosnian Serbs Army who encounter a strange man locked behind the wall in abandoned factory. Soon after they release him, a member of Bosnian army informs them that they made a terrible mistake and that they set Satan himself free. Soon after, problems and conflicts between them start to arise.

Set in winter, with its black and white photography, slow pace film successfully creates a true thriller movie atmosphere.

Strongest part of the movie is story and directing. While being interesting, captivating, tense and symbolic, film explores human nature among the people in state of war, conflict, fear and desire to be safe in the never ending debate: What is source of evil deeds: A human nature or gods and demons?

Acting is generally good, with three main actors portraying Cole (Aleksandar Stojkovic), Caki (Vuk Kostic) and Daba (Tihomir Stanic) being the best ones. Their portrayal made their characters really layered and well rounded. However, some other characters have moments when they appear a bit sloppy, sometime it's a fault of an actor and sometime it's a fault of weaker script. Even though a story is really good, script is weakest point of the film, especially dialogues which sometime come out as forced and artificial. But dialogues are weakest points of many other Balkan movies.

In conclusion: I recommend this film to everyone who likes to watch tense and thriller movie with such interesting themes like human nature and their beliefs.

In the opening scene we see a wall that is being torn down by some soldiers manually, brick by brick. As the light begins to get into a room we see a man with cigar who seems to be waiting for something. Then his brought to a burned house where soldiers have moved in. With disappearance of one of the soldiers, Sivi (Grey),unexpected things begin to occur.

This movie isn't best Serbian movie, it isn't great movie, it even isn't best Dejan Zecevic's movie, but it is a good movie. Acting is very good and scenery really reflects the movie's gloomy atmosphere. What I really loved about this film is a story. If you're looking for a fright you won't get them here, but if you want to watch a good thriller, this movie will give you some chills and get you thinking.

All in all, I recommend this movie for everyone who loves well made thriller with good written story.

The Hard Truth - that I would call it... Real truth of life. There's a bit of Devil and a bit of God in everyone of us. Watch it - think of the real Enemy. The only movie in the last ten years for which I am sorry that I have not watched on the big cinema screen!!! Spooky, mind blowing, horror and a thriller, with a little bit of psychological drama - just not to take viewers for granted. Zecevic gives us first-class blockbuster. What is the meaning of life? Do we exist? How does God look like? What is the Devil? Is there a God? And all that happens around a small group of Serbian military de-miners working on fresh minefield in the center of an even more fresher PEACE :)

gray, powerful, slow. a film about ashes of war. about the traces of memories and need to escape from yourself. a bitter exercise of reconciliation with the past. it is not the only from ex-Yugoslav cinema but it is meritorious for the science to present the realities of a world in change. that does it not only an admirable movie but a profound , touching testimony. not only about post-war Bosnia but for the way of survive in East. it is a film who must see it not for individual experiences or for the acting. but for a more clear image about a period and for to define existence not exactly as adventure or passing. and, sure, the basic motif - it could not be an American heroic blockbuster.