Welcome To Sarajevo

Welcome to Sarajevo is a British war film from 1997. It is directed by Michael Winterbottom. The screenplay is by Frank Cottrell Boyce and is based on the book Natasha's Story by Michael Nicholson. In 1992, ITN reporter Michael Henderson (Stephen Dillane) travels to Sarajevo, the besieged capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He meets American star journalist Jimmy Flynn (Woody Harrelson) on the chase for the most exciting stories and pictures. Hend... More

Initial release date:

  • May 9, 1997

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 43 min

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Also known as:

  • Welcome to Sarajevo

Film

Directed by

Michael Winterbottom

Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English filmmaker who directed seventeen feature films in fifteen years. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films — Welcome to Sarajevo, Wonderland and 24 Hour Party People — have been nominated...

Tagline:

  • For this celebrated, outrageous, adrenaline-loving bunch of reporters, home is the latest war zone. Now, one of them is about to do the unthinkable--get emotionally involved.
  • To get the story, they'll risk everything.

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Nov 26, 1997
  • 1997
  • Feb 3, 2004
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 43 min
  • 1 h 40 min
  • 1 h 42 min
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Estimated budget:

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  • 9,000,000

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Adapted From

Natasha's Story

Natasha's Story is a 1994 book by war correspondent Michael Nicholson and is based on his work for the British news broadcaster, ITN. Deeply shocked about the catastrophic situation of 200 orphaned children in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nicholson adopted a girl, Natasha, under adventurous circumstances...

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Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 2,572
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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