Synopsis
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) is Michael Winterbottom's war drama, and you can watch it online on iFILM. A foreign press corps lands in a city where crossing the street can get you shot, all of them chasing footage of other people's suffering.
British correspondent Michael Henderson (Stephen Dillane) arrives to file reports but gets stuck on a story about an orphanage trapped on the front line. His detachment cracks, and he decides to smuggle one girl back to London — against the rules, his editors and common sense. Around him are a reckless American reporter (Woody Harrelson), an aid worker played by Marisa Tomei, and a local driver, Risto (Goran Višnjić).
Winterbottom shoots like a documentarian, splicing real siege footage into the drama until the line between them blurs. It draws on the true account of reporter Michael Nicholson, who took a Bosnian orphan home during the war. Hard, unsentimental, and more honest than most films about covering a conflict. Stream Welcome to Sarajevo online on iFILM.
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