Review of Quo Vadis, Aida? (2021) by Netflic — 10 Mar 2021
This is an emotional drama about the massacre in Srebrenica (Bosnia) in 1995, the worst genocide in Europe since WWII.
The protagonist Aida is a UN translator who works at the UN base and tries to save her family from Serbian army that took over Srebrenica in spite of the UN designating it a "safe zone".
The movie shows the complete inability of the UN to prevent a massacre on one hand and total helplessness of civilians to avoid it. Ethnic strife between three different groups of Bosnia's population (Serbs, Croatians and Bosnian Muslims), whose animosity goes back for centuries. Were they good neighbors who got swept by the conflict, or eternal enemies, prevented by a strong state from belligerence is hard to say. What becomes obvious is how thin is the veneer of civilization and how easy is to become both a victim and a perpetrator. It all depends whether one is on a winning or a losing side. Great directing and impressive acting.
This is one of the best movies of this year. Must see.
This review of Quo Vadis, Aida? (2021) was written by Netflic on 10 Mar 2021.
Quo Vadis, Aida? has generally received very positive reviews.
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