In The Land of Blood And Honey Review

When an actor turns first time film director, they usually try to make a film that doesn't offend the masses. This can be seen with big films such as Ben Stiller with Reality Bites and smaller films such as Jon Favreau's very underrated debut Made. However, Angelina Jolie with her first time writing, directing, and her second time producing (her first time was with an unknown 2005 drama called Lovesick,) decided to take a very controversial foray into film making. Jolie has decided to make In The Land Of Blood And Honey, a film about The Bosnian War, which lasted from April 1992 to December 1995, and involved things such as rape, murder, and religious segregation, all of which are depicted very strongly in this film. Jolie has made a very uncomfortable film to watch but a film that, if you can get past your extreme discomfort level while watching a man ask a woman if she can f*** when she says she can knit, or watch a woman get kicked half to death when she tries to escape, you will see what a powerful and excellent film this is. The film is 2 hours long and completely subtitled, which may bore some people. In my theater even, 95% of the audience was bored and 100% (myself included) were grossed out by a lot of the stuff we were watching. This film is not for everybody as you may have already guessed. If you like foreign films and films like Salo, Martyrs, or Irreversible, you will like this film. In The Land of Blood And Honey is not a good time, and no one will find it to be a fun film, but it's a film you should see for the performances and for the powerful story that everyone should be aware actually happened.