Les héros ne meurent jamais
- 2019
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- 1h 25m
Joachim is approached by a man believing him to be a Bosnian soldier who died on the day Joachim was born. Suspicious that he is the reincarnation of the soldier, Joachim travels to Sarajevo... Read allJoachim is approached by a man believing him to be a Bosnian soldier who died on the day Joachim was born. Suspicious that he is the reincarnation of the soldier, Joachim travels to Sarajevo with his friends Alice and Virginie to uncover his past life.Joachim is approached by a man believing him to be a Bosnian soldier who died on the day Joachim was born. Suspicious that he is the reincarnation of the soldier, Joachim travels to Sarajevo with his friends Alice and Virginie to uncover his past life.
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The "found-footage" style of filming is finally used for something else than horror and works very well. In a film about friends pushing each other to new frontiers it serves the viewer well to feel so engaged and in the middle of it as the camera could possibly allow us.
Our protagonists, Joachim and Alice, both seem like real, genuine people. Watching Joachim as he goes on a crazy journey of self-discovery we can't help but feel angry at him, feel sorry for him or laugh at him. His screen-presence is so commanding, so deep. It feels as though he has so much going on inside his head, but we can never know exactly what: he's a real human being.
The most divisive part of the film will be it's use of the Srebrenica genocide. I understod it as being used for several purposes. Among others, it juxtaposes the main characters's small-scale suffering with that of the Bosnian villagers we meet in the movie. Clever as the filmmakers are, they make it very clear they know what they are doing and how sensitive the subject is.
In the end of the film we find ourselves with some answers, but not all of them. We as viewers have gone through a spiritual journey with the group of friends yet find ourselves back where we started. We're unsure whether we were truly healed or not. If we can be healed at all. I feel as though I followed these people through one hell of a journey. Hell, I feel light-headed just thinking about it. It's one hell of a trip.
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Zoran (Barman): Here, with Serbs, one in ten boys is named Zoran. It's my name, I am Zoran. And my grandfather was Zoran. And my great great grandfather was also named Zoran. My brother's best friend, can you imagine what his name is?
Alice: Zoran.
Zoran (Barman): Zoran! And my son, he plays football, he's big like you, and his coach is also named Zoran. And there are two more Zoran in his team. And my wife's sister, her name is Zorana. Because it works same way for women. When the man is named Zoran, woman is named Zorana.
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1