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During the Bosnian War, Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, re-encounters Ajla, a Bosnian who's now a captive in his camp he oversees. Their once promising connection has become ambiguous as their motives have changed.
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The most impressive thing about In the Land of Blood and Honey is that Jolie makes you feel it.
80
Occasionally, the movie italicizes its points with heavy musical drones, but its tone is remarkably even and concentrated: It makes sense that Jolie excels at stewarding the scenes she usually tears apart onscreen: two people struggling in an emotional death grip, the camera up close.
80
It is how the film never loses sight of the closeness of the combatants, turning national intimacy into a tragic casualty.
70
Jolie deserves significant credit for creating such a powerfully oppressive atmosphere and staging the ghastly events so credibly, even if it is these very strengths that will make people not want to watch what's onscreen.
70
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In the Land of Blood and Honey is gratifyingly short on lectures and, interestingly, on history lessons.
