Belvedere is a 2010 drama film from Bosnia & Herzegovina, directed by Ahmed Imamovic. The film has been selected as the Bosnian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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84th Academy Awards

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Plot

Ruvejda is like most residents of the Belvedere refugee camp: a widow yearning to forget the tragedy of war, fifteen years after the ethnic cleansing of Bosnia and Herzegovina. But unlike those around her, she spends most of her days in a bittersweet routine of caring for her extended family, and searching for the remains of her husband and son—both of which offer a precarious hope that is one day tested when her nephew is selected to participate in a reality show in a former enemy enclave.

Cast

• Sadžida Šetić - Ruvejda
• Nermin Tulić - Alija
• Minka Muftić - Zejna
• Armin Rizavnović - Harun
• Adis Omerović - Adnan

Release

The film is featured in the Global Lens 2011 film series, sponsored by The Global Film Initiative.

See also

• List of submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Bosnian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film