| Warchild | |
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| Directed by | Christian Wagner |
| Screenplay by | Edin H.-Hadzimahovic |
| Produced by | Christian Wagner |
| Music by | Konstantia Gourzi, Xaver Naudascher |
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Running time | 1h 43m |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Warchild orStille Sehnsucht is a 2006 film directed byChristian Wagner. It tells the story of aBosnian woman, Senada, who is determined to find her daughter, who was taken into other people's care during theBosnian War and ended up inGermany.Warchild was filmed in a number of locations in Germany,Bosnia-Herzegovina, andSlovenia. The film is inGerman andBosnian. It won two awards and was nominated for a further two.
Labina Mitevska stars as Senada, a young mother whose only daughter Aida was removed from Bosnia-Herzegovina during the worst years of the war and presumably adopted into aWestern European family. Searching for her after the war, Senada enters illegally into Germany, where she discovers through asocial worker the harsh truth of postwaradoption: Aida is alive and well and living happily with a German family. Dark secrets emerge, leaving no one unscathed in this expertly crafted, superbly performed drama.
Warchild is set against the background of theBosnian War. However, Wagner (Wallers last Trip/Transatlantis/Ghetto Kids) wanted to tell a universally recognisable story that would bring home to viewers the impact ofwar on ordinary people's lives. It is a story about a mother's search for her child after the war but it is also a story about dislocation, as adults and children everywhere face the consequences of separation, relocation andmigration.
Warchild belongs to German filmmaker Christian Wagner'sBalkan Blues Trilogy, which begins with ashort film,Zita, and continues withAlcatrash, currently in production. The three films are connected to theBalkans and reflect Wagner's interest in the movement of peoples throughoutEurope.
Warchild is the second installment of Wagner'sBalkan Blues Trilogy. It features Labina Mitevska (Before the Rain) andKatrin Sass (Good Bye, Lenin!). It had its international premiere at the 2006Montreal World Film Festival. It won the award for best screenplay.
Warchild has won a number of other awards, including theBavarian Film Awards (Special Jury Prize), Best Screenplay Montreal 2006, Audience Award Portoroz, and the Golden Olive Tree & Special Audience Award 2007 at theLecce European Film Festival.
Shown at about 50 internationalfilm festivals, the film is a German and Slovenian co-production by Wagnerfilm, Munich and Studio Maj, Ljubljana. It was funded by MFG/FilmFernsehFonds Bayern/BKM/Filski Sklad Slovenia/EURIMAGES.
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