Sarajevo‘s Hotel Europe is bustling in preparation for a European Union gala for the centennial of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‘s assassination and the launch of World War I. But when the disgruntled staff plans to strike because they haven‘t been paid for two months, a “great war” on a smaller scale begins to unfold behind the scenes.
With no time to lose, the hotel manager hires a thug to stop the strike, a union rep goes missing, and a whole cavalcade of disaster is unleashed on the guests and the employees. From the hotel roof to the cellar club, via reception, laundry room and kitchen, increasing tensions turn the Hotel Europe into an ideological pressure cooker.
Oscar-winning director Danis Tanovic’s latest film has been described as reminiscent of Robert Altman and won the Jury Grand Prix at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s official submission to the 89th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Director's Biography
Death in Sarajevo is Danis Tanovic’s seventh feature film, and actually his first shot entirely in his hometown of Sarajevo. Tanovic’s 2001 debut feature, No Man’s Land, won the Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. Since then his feature films have received numerous awards and nominations worldwide.