Quo Vadis, Aida?

Quo Vadis, Aida?
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJasmila Žbanić
Written byJasmila Žbanić
Based onUnder the UN Flag
by Hasan Nuhanović
Produced by
  • Damir Ibrahimović
  • Jasmila Žbanić
Starring
CinematographyChristine A. Maier
Edited byJarosław Kamiński
Music byAntoni Łazarkiewicz
Production
companies
  • Deblokada Film
  • Digital Cube
  • Coop99 Filmproduktion
  • N279 Entertainment
  • Razor Filmproduktion
  • Extreme Emotions
  • Indie Prod
  • Tordenfilm
  • TRT
Release date
  • 3 September 2020 (2020-09-03) (Venice)
Running time
102 minutes
Countries
  • Austria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
  • Montenegro
Languages
  • Bosnian
  • English
  • Serbian
  • Dutch
Budget3.5–4 million
Box office$812,957

Quo Vadis, Aida? (Latin for 'Where are you going, Aida?') is a 2020 internationally co-produced war drama film written, produced and directed by Jasmila Žbanić, and based on Hasan Nuhanović's book Under the UN Flag. An international co-production of twelve production companies, the film was shown in the main competition section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival.

The film dramatizes the July 1995 Srebrenica massacre of over 8,300 Bosniak men and boys by the Bosnian Serb Army under the command of General Ratko Mladić (Boris Isaković) which was part of the wider Bosnian genocide in the Bosnian War. The plot focuses on Aida Selmanagić (Jasna Đuričić), a translator for the United Nations, who tries to juggle her professional obligations with attempts to save her husband (Izudin Bajrović) and two sons (Boris Ler and Dino Bajrović) from certain death.

Quo Vadis, Aida? earned a nomination for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, and received two BAFTA Award nominations. It also won four European Film Awards, including Best Film.

A direct sequel titled Quo Vadis, Aida? - The Missing Part, and starring Jasna Đuričić, is expected to be released in 2026.