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Synopsis: Mark and David are best friends, photo journalists going from war to war. In the spring of 1988, they're in Kurdistan, at an isolated mountain clinic, waiting for an offensive. David's had enough - he wants to go home to Dublin to his pregnant wife. He leaves, with Mark promising to follow in a few days. A week or so later, Mark's home after being wounded, but David's not been heard from. Mark's slow recovery and uncharacteristic behavior alarm his girlfriend, Elena, who asks her grandfather, a Spanish psychologist, to come to Dublin to help. Are there things the carefree and detached journalist is bottling up? Is he a casualty of war?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Director(s): Danis Tanovic
Production: NEM
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.5
R
Year:
2009
99 min
138 Views


- I'll take it back if you want.

- No, no.

Jesus, baby. I'm joking, I'm joking.

I love it.

Well, I don't love it,

but I'll get used to it.

I'm just tired.

Come on, I'll throw you a bath.

Okay.

By the way,

I love your new style.

Hey.

Oh, my God.

Mark, stand up.

Let me dry you off.

Come on, baby.

Missed you.

Morning, sunshine. I don't think

I've ever been that tired.

I can't even remember

getting out of the bath.

Mi amor. What happened to you?

You're all black and blue.

I told you. I'm an idiot.

Fell into a river

and got dragged over some rocks.

You got all that from some rocks?

It's a strong river, love.

Diane called.

David didn't come back with you?

No. We split up the first day

of the offensive.

He wanted to get back.

What, do you mean

he's not back yet?

No.

That doesn't make sense.

He should've been back

four or five days ago.

Should we be worried?

No.

No. He probably just got cut off

by the Iraqis.

- They came back in fairly hard.

- Well, that's pretty worrisome.

David knows what to do.

He'll just lay low for a while,

find another way out.

You know Diane is due

in a week or so.

- What if David isn't back by then?

- He'll be back by then.

He wouldn't miss it for the world.

It's all he talked about over there.

- Yeah, but imagine what if he isn't?

- I don't know.

What, do you want me

to go back over and find him?

Is that what you want?

No.

No, carino. Of course not.

I just...

I just wonder sometimes

if you guys even think about us

when you're out there?

That's all.

I think about you on the way out,

and I think about you

on the way back.

I try not to think about you

out there.

Just makes it too hard.

Easy.

You're killing me with these hugs.

I have to go to work.

- You have to?

- Yeah.

You know I do, honey.

But I'll try to come back early.

- Hey, hey.

- Mark!

How are you, lvan?

Good, good.

I was growing worried with all

this news of the fighting out there.

Oh, yeah?

What happened to you?

Nothing. Got into a bind

and fell into a river is all.

You go to Kurdistan

to fall into a river?

Yeah, well, no one ever said

I was smart.

Listen, can you do

a rush job on these?

I wanna take advantage

of it being in the news, you know?

How much of a rush?

This afternoon?

All right.

I'll make you copies

to show on the wall, okay?

Good man.

You know it?

Yeah, it's a great shot.

How long have you been doing

this now, the war stuff?

- Eight, nine years?

- Twelve.

You should get out.

I can tell by looking at you

that it's time to get out.

You know by looking at me?

Well, I've been there, you know?

And I know that, for all of us,

there comes the time to, well,

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