Welcome To Sarajevo 1997

Critics score:
80 / 100

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Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: However closely they mirror the real experience of Mr. Nicholson and others, some of the shocks here are too sadly predictable. Read more

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James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Welcome to Sarajevo isn't just the story of an outsider's perspective of the conflict; it's a compelling examination of the role the media played in reporting and shaping the average person's views of the war. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Too often we sense that the actors are drifting and the story is at sea. Read more

Charles Taylor, Salon.com: Messy and visceral, with an articulate, pointed anger that's recognizably British, "Welcome to Sarajevo" hits with an impact that's not diminished by the fact that Sarajevo's uneasy peace has held. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: A compelling but jumbled film that examines the line between journalistic detachment and passion. Read more

Time Out: A crisp, rigorously unsentimental director, Winterbottom was a good choice for this project. Read more