Welcome to Sarajevo

"To get the story, they’ll risk everything."

Nov 26 1997 R 1h 43m
Drama, War

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.

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Plot

American and British journalists Flynn and Michael Henderson, along with their respective news teams, meet at the beginning of the Bosnian war in Sarajevo. During their reports, the group find an orphanage run by the devoted Mrs. Savic near the frontline. Feeling sympathy, Henderson decides to take one of the children, Emira, illegally back to England.

Written by

Michael Nicholson, Frank Cottrell Boyce

Directed by

Michael Winterbottom

Cast

Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Dragon Pictures, Miramax, Channel Four Films

Languages

Bosanski, Srpski, English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations total

Trailers
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) | Trailer | Film4
Scores
# of Votes
8,090
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
NA