[Movie] In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)

This 2011 film, directed and written by Angelina Jolie in what marked her debut as a director, is set during the Bosnian War.

I have to admit that by the time I finished watching it, I was surprised the director was a very famous actress — not exactly one of my favorites — but I liked that she chose a subject that isn't often addressed.

In other words, there are plenty of war films out there, but films about relatively recent wars, not so many. What I didn't like is that the film revolves around a love story.

I won't deny that love is a universal feeling, but I'm rather tired of the fact that in every war film, horror film, Christian film, or science fiction film, it's always the main focus.

Setting that detail aside, the film has merit for presenting a story that was, at the time, largely ignored, and for depicting historical events that shouldn't be forgotten.

This time I won't include any spoilers, because most people will already have a good sense of what happened in the Balkans between 1992 and 1995, and can therefore decide for themselves whether it's a subject that interests them.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/79777-in-the-land-of-blood-and-honey?language=es-ES

En la tierra de sangre y miel

Esta película de 2011, dirigida y escrita por Angelina Jolie en la que se estrenaba como directora está ambientada durante la guerra de Bosnia.

Debo admitir que al terminar de verla me sorprendió que la directora era una actriz muy famosa, no precisamente de mi agrado, pero me gustó que haya elegido un tema poco tratado.

Es decir, películas de guerra hay muchas, pero películas de guerras relativamente recientes no tanto. Lo que no me gustó es que la película gira entorno a una historia de amor.

Que el amor es un sentimiento transversal no lo niego, pero estoy bastante aburrida de que en toda película de guerra, de terror, cristianas o de ciencia ficción, siempre sea parte principal de la misma.

Obviando ese detalle, la película tiene mérito por presentar una historia que en su momento se trató de ignorar, y que presenta hechos históricos que no deben ser olvidados.

En esta ocasión no haré ningún spoiler, porque la mayoría tendrá una buena idea de los hechos ocurridos en los Balcanes durante los años 1992 a 1995, y por lo tanto podrá decidir si es un tema que le interese o no.

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_{Original review written in Spanish. Translated to English by Claude (Anthropic). Image credit: TMDB (The Movie Database).}

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Rating: 60/100

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