When a Newsweek photojournalist disappears in war-torn Yugoslavia, his wife travels to Europe to find him.
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★★★★★
This movie is simply made for watching on video or DVD. Here's the plan--the first time through, watch all of it. But on subsequent viewings, just watch the stuff that happens in Yugoslavia.
Except for the men's room scene after the Awards Banquet.
This movi...
★★★★★
As someone who had lived through this war [I live in Osijek, town frequently mentioned in the movie, only 30 kilometers from Vukovar] and have seen the atrocities first hand, I'll start by commenting the realistic value. To my surprise, the Harrison flowers tu...
★★★★★
'Harrison's Flowers' is a harrowing drama set during the 1990s Balkan wars, seen through the eyes of war photographers and correspondents. I don't recall it getting a cinema release here in the UK - but caught up with it on DVD.
The 'hook' of the story is tha...
★★★★★
I doubt very many will ever get to see Harrison's flowers. This is really the most misleadingly titled movie i can recall. The title and the fact that it stars Andie MacDowell reaks cuddly romantic girl movie. Nothing could be farther from the truth !
Instead...
★★★★★
An emotional film about a woman's search for her husband, shown through events that really happened in the Croatian city of Vukovar.
The city of Vukovar was destroyed by the JNA (Yugoslav People's Army) and Serb paramilitaries. Unfortunately, that really happ...