Cirkus Columbia

Cirkus Columbia
Directed by	Danis Tanović
Produced by	Amra Bakšić Ćamo Marc Baschet Marion Hänsel Dunja Klemenc Čedomir Kolar Gerhard Meixner Miroslav Mogorovich Roman Paul Mirsad Purivatra Cat Villiers
Screenplay by	Danis Tanović
Story by	Ivica Đikić (novel)
Starring	Miki Manojlović Boris Ler Mira Furlan Jelena Stupljanin Mario Knezović
Release date(s)	June 23, 2010 (2010-06-23)
Running time	113 min.
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Language	English Croatian

Cirkus Columbia is a 2010 drama film starring Miki Manojlović, Mira Furlan, Boris Ler and Jelena Stupljanin. The film is set in the Herzegovina part of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the early 1990s, after the dissolution of Yugoslavia, and slightly before the Yugoslav Wars. It tells an emotional story of a man coming back to his hometown after many years abroad and dealing with his past and current family, using the political dealings of the region as a backdrop. It is based on the novel Cirkus Columbia by well known Bosnian Croat writer Ivica Đikić.

Cast

• Miki Manojlović - Divko Buntić
• Mira Furlan - Lucija
• Boris Ler - Martin Buntić
• Jelena Stupljanin - Azra
• Mario Knezović - Pivac

Awards

The film was selected as the Bosnian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,^[1] but did not make the final shortlist.^[2]

See also

• List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Bosnian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. ^ "Bosnia selects Cirkus Columbia; Bulgaria submits Eastern Plays for Oscars". Screendaily. http://www.screendaily.com/awards/academy-awards/academy-awards-news/bosnia-selects-cirkus-columbia-bulgaria-submits-eastern-plays-for-oscars/5018574.article. Retrieved 2010-09-29. 
2. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110119.html. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 

External links

• Cirkus Columbia at the Internet Movie Database