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When a Newsweek photojournalist disappears in war-torn Yugoslavia, his wife travels to Europe to find him.When a Newsweek photojournalist disappears in war-torn Yugoslavia, his wife travels to Europe to find him.When a Newsweek photojournalist disappears in war-torn Yugoslavia, his wife travels to Europe to find him.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination
Scott Anton
- Cesar Lloyd
- (as Scott Michael Anton)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCroatian city of Vukovar was defended by around 1,800 lightly armed soldiers of the Croatian National Guard (ZNG) and civilian volunteers, against as many as 36,000 JNA (Yugoslav People's Army) soldiers and Serb paramilitaries equipped with heavy artillery.
- GoofsDuring the battle, when they are hiding in the dead woman's house, the Serbian/Yugoslav tanks carry the Croatian national flag with a red star.
- Quotes
Yeager Pollack: There are only two different types of people in this world. Those who have seen the war, and those who haven't.
- Alternate versionsFor the United States version, the film's length was reduced by about 5 minutes; it also features a new score by Cliff Eidelman.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Film Geek (2005)
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Realistic and by most part very accurate display of urban warfare
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 turned out to be very accurate in portraying what it was like. The details, such as locations, army uniforms and equipment, names, places, scenes and the geographic and historic facts, are pretty much all spot-on true. There are few barely noticeable mistakes, but it'd be nitpicking on my behalf even mentioning them. So, to anyone interested in seeing what the end 20th centuries warfare really looks like, I highly recommend it. It's miles ahead of Holywoods cheezy Rambo-style war movies and by it's ruthless realism it really is a visual kick in the gut.
As for the plot - the love story that serves as a guideline seems pretty much unnecessary and hard to believe. It has occurred to me that it'd be far more believable if Andie MacDowel was the photojournalist lost in the war-zone and her husband goes to get her out, not the other way around. So, those looking for a warm love tale, this will hardly be the best choice. Those interested in seeing the insanity of the easter-Europe 1991. war conflict, the cruelty and danger of modern photojournalism - I can hardly think of anything better than this.
As for the plot - the love story that serves as a guideline seems pretty much unnecessary and hard to believe. It has occurred to me that it'd be far more believable if Andie MacDowel was the photojournalist lost in the war-zone and her husband goes to get her out, not the other way around. So, those looking for a warm love tale, this will hardly be the best choice. Those interested in seeing the insanity of the easter-Europe 1991. war conflict, the cruelty and danger of modern photojournalism - I can hardly think of anything better than this.
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- stojcic
- Nov 17, 2004
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- Also known as
- Las flores de Harrison
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- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,871,025
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $867,635
- Mar 17, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $3,033,646
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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