Sarajevo

Sarajevo

Directed by Andreas Prochaska

Produced by Beta Film, ORF

201498 min6.3 / 10

A tense historical thriller set against the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, where a magistrate's personal integrity and love are tested amid the intrigues and violence that will ignite World War I.

The events in Sarajevo in June 1914 are the backdrop for a thriller directed by Andreas Prochaska and written by Martin Ambrosch, focusing on the examining magistrate Dr. Leo Pfeffer (Florian Teichtmeister) investigating the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Trying to do his job in a time of lawlessness and violence, intrigues and betrayal, Leo struggles to maintain his integrity and save his love, Marija, and her father, prominent Serbian merchant. But the events of Sarajevo have set into motion an inescapable course of events that will escalate to become … the Great War.

Questions people ask

  • Does Sarajevo end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Sarajevo scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Sarajevo sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Sarajevo violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Sarajevo easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity22

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise24

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Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sarajevo, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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