Storm (2009 film)
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2009 German film
| Storm | |
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| Directed by | Hans-Christian Schmid |
| Written by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bogumil Godfrejow |
| Edited by | Hansjörg Weißbrich |
| Music by | The Notwist |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 min |
| Countries | Germany Netherlands Denmark |
| Languages | English German Bosnian Serbian |
Storm is a 2009 German-Danish-Dutch drama film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid.
Plot
[edit ]Storm follows the developments of a trial at the Hague for war crimes committed during the Bosnian War. Prosecutor Hannah Maynard (Kerry Fox), charges a Bosnian Serb Commander for killing Bosniaks. However, her main witness is found to be lying and later commits suicide. Hannah retraces his steps to try and get to the truth.
Cast
[edit ]- Kerry Fox - Hannah Maynard
- Anamaria Marinca - Mira Arendt
- Stephen Dillane - Keith Haywood
- Rolf Lassgård - Jonas Dahlberg
- Alexander Fehling - Patrick Färber
- Tarik Filipović - Mladen Banović
- Krešimir Mikić - Alen Hajdarević
- Steven Scharf [de ] - Jan Arendt
- Jadranka Đokić - Belma Šulić
- Dražen Kühn - Goran Durić
Reception
[edit ]Writing for the New York Times, Stephen Holden called Storm "remarkably restrained" and "very well acted."[1]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 82% based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10.[2]
References
[edit ]- ↑ Holden, Stephen (29 October 2009). "Crime, Punishment and Painful Memories of Bosnia". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ↑ "Storm". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2 July 2026.
External links
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Categories:
- 2009 films
- 2009 German films
- 2009 Dutch films
- 2009 Danish films
- 2009 drama films
- English-language German films
- English-language Dutch films
- English-language Danish films
- German drama films
- Dutch drama films
- Danish drama films
- Films about war crimes trials
- Films directed by Hans-Christian Schmid
- 2000s drama film stubs