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Quo Vadis Aida?

Seventh Row Editors / April 21, 2021

Ep. 88: The 2021 Oscar Best International Feature Category

The 2021 Oscar Best International Feature nominees have been revealed. But were these the best international films of the year? Find out on this episode covering the nominees, the shortlist, and the notable snubs.

A still from Quo Vadis, Aida? behind a headshot of star Jasna Đuričić. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / April 5, 2021

How Jasna Đuričić crafted her ferocious performance in Quo Vadis, Aida?

Jasna Đuričić discusses the elaborate rehearsal process that got her into character for Quo Vadis, Aida?.

Seventh Row Editors / March 9, 2021

Ep. 82: Quo Vadis, Aida and Our Lady of the Nile: Genocide on film

Jasmila Žbanic’s Quo Vadis, Aida is one of the best films of the year. On this episode, we discuss it in context of Atiq Rahimi’s Our Lady of the Nile, another film approaching the theme of genocide with tremendous empathy towards the human cost rather than being a spectacle of suffering.

A still of a crowd scene in Quo Vadis, Aida?, behind a headshot of director Jasmila Žbanić. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / January 27, 2021

‘She is like many women I know who were lionesses’: Jasmila Žbanić on Quo Vadis, Aida?

Writer-director Jasmila Žbanić discusses her blistering film about the Bosnian genocide, Quo Vaids, Aida?, which is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entry for the Best International Feature Oscar.

Aida stares at the camera in Quo Vadis, Aida?

Orla Smith / September 16, 2020

TIFF Review: Bosnian genocide drama Quo Vadis, Aida? grapples with complicity

Jasmila Žbanic’s Quo Vadis, Aida?, a harrowing drama about the 1995 Bosnian genocide, is one of the best films of TIFF 2020. Find out why…

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