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Director:

Richard Shepard

Writers (WGA):

Richard Shepard (written by)
Scott Anderson (article)

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Release Date:

14 September 2007 (USA) more

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Thriller | War more

Tagline:

How can they find the world's most wanted war criminal when the C.I.A. can't? [by actually looking]

Plot:

A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent embark on an unauthorized mission to find the no... more | full synopsis

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Cast

  (in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification)

Terrence Howard ... Duck

Richard Gere ... Simon Hunt
Gordana Vukres ... Girl at Awards Ceremony

James Brolin ... Franklin Harris
Sanela Seferagic ... Sexy Assistant
Damir Saban ... Gert
Aleksandra Grdic ... TriBeCa Loft Girl

Jesse Eisenberg ... Benjamin Strauss
John W. Falk ... Journalist #1
Scott Anderson ... Journalist #2
Harald Doornbos ... Journalist #3
Philippe Deprez ... Journalist #4
Erich Rathfelder ... Journalist #5
Zan Marolt ... Journalist #6
Ljubomir Kerekes ... The Fox

Kristina Krepela ... Marda
Snezana Markovic ... Una

Joy Bryant ... Duck’s Girlfriend
Goran Kostic ... Srdjan
Branko Smiljanic ... Nine Fingered Man

Semir Krivic ... Roadhouse Waiter
Nitin Ganatra ... Indian Officer
R. Mahalakshmi Devaraj ... Miriam

Mark Ivanir ... Boris
Lucio Slama ... Man with Scar
Damir Kukulj ... Solitary Man
Kata Ivkovcic ... Old Lady Gardening
Srecko Franovic ... Young Boy
Sasa Dodik ... Bar Patron #1
Amer Isanovic ... Bar Patron #2

Miraj Grbic ... Thug #1 - Goran
Mladen Vulic ... Thug #2
Zdravko Kocevar ... Sascha

Diane Kruger ... Mirjana
Marinko Prga ... Fox's Man with Gun
Luka Peros ... Commando #1

Dylan Baker ... CIA Operative
Arif Alaibegovic ... Old Man with Guitar
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Lejla Hadzimuratovic ... Bosnian Woman (voice) (uncredited)
Matija Tomsic ... UN Soldier (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Shepard 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Richard Shepard (written by)

Scott Anderson (article "How I Spent My Summer Vacation")

Produced by
Bill Block .... producer
Alejandra Cárdenas .... line producer: Mexico (as Alexandra Cárdenas)
Paul Hanson .... executive producer
Bo Hyde .... executive producer
Mark Johnson .... producer
Sascha Konzack .... co-producer
Scott Kroopf .... producer
Alex Litvak .... co-producer
Adam Merims .... executive producer
Kendall Morgan .... co-executive producer (as Kendall Morgan Rhodes)
Martin Schuermann .... executive producer
Philip Schulz-Deyle .... line producer: Germany
 
Original Music by
Rolfe Kent 
 
Cinematography by
David Tattersall 
 
Film Editing by
Carole Kravetz 
 
Casting by
Stephanie Corsalini 
Joyce Nettles 
 
Production Design by
Jan Roelfs 
 
Art Direction by
Mario Ivezic 
 
Set Decoration by
Anuradha Mehta 
 
Costume Design by
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor 
 
Makeup Department
Jolanda Buhin .... additional hair stylist
Ana Bulajic-Crcek .... additional makeup artist (as Ana Bulajic)
Vincenzo Mastrantonio .... key makeup artist
Vincenzo Mastrantonio .... makeup artist: Mr. Gere
Ferdinando Merolla .... hair stylist: Mr. Gere
Ferdinando Merolla .... key hair stylist
Salvatore Placenti .... prosthetics
Charles Gregory Ross .... hair stylist: Mr. Howard
Alexandra Rouse .... wig maker
Katia Sisto .... additional makeup artist (as Caterina Sisto)
Snjezana Tomljenovic .... additional makeup artist (as Snjezana 'Buba' Tomljenovic)
 
Production Management
Alejandra Cárdenas .... production manager: Mexico
Ricardo Del Río .... unit production supervisor: Mexico
Elliot Ferwerda .... executive in charge of production
Asen Kanchev .... music production manager
Milan Stanisic .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alison Banks .... second assistant director
Vanja Cernjul .... second unit director
Tom Delmar .... second unit director
Igor Filipovic-Fila .... first assistant director: second unit (as Igor 'Fila' Filipovic)
Richard L. Fox .... first assistant director
Tina Fratnik .... additional second assistant director
Daniella Jovanovic .... second assistant director
Elmir Jukic .... second assistant director: Sarajevo (as Elmir 'Juka' Jukic)
Arsen A. Ostojic .... second unit director
Tomo Palikovic .... third assistant director (as Tomislav Palikovic)
Zoran Sudar .... first assistant director: Hungary
 
Art Department
Ivan Bajt .... draftsman
Robert Capan .... props
Mijo Debanic .... property master
Dubravko Djuran .... assistant property master
Igor Dropucic .... props
Damir Gabelica .... construction manager
Roland Gambiroza .... storyboard artist
Tiha Gudac .... art department coordinator
Denis Lukacin .... on-set dresser
Ladislav Markic .... assistant art director
Ivana Rubelj .... graphic designer
Ivana Skrabalo .... draftsman
Diego Suárez Groult .... set dresser: Mexico
Gordana Spanic .... art department accountant (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Christopher Alba .... foley supervisor (as Christopher B. Alba)
Gregg Barbanell .... foley artist
Nancy Barker .... first assistant sound editor
Vladislav Boyadjiev .... sound recordist
Dane A. Davis .... sound designer
Dane A. Davis .... supervising sound editor
Adam De Coster .... foley artist
Mark DeSimone .... adr mixer: New York
Alan Freedman .... adr mixer
Gary Gegan .... sound re-recording mixer
Paul Hackner .... adr & dialogue editor
Greg Hedgepath .... sound effects editor (as Gregory Hedgepath)
Matthew Iadarola .... supervising re-recording mixer
Elizabeth Kenton .... adr supervisor
Elizabeth Kenton .... supervising dialogue editor
Debora Lilavois .... adr supervisor
Eric Lindemann .... sound effects editor
Brian Magerkurth .... sound mix technician
Michael Miller .... adr mixer
Chris Navarro .... adr mixer
Myron Nettinga .... additional sound re-recording mixer
Tom Ozanich .... additional sound re-recording mixer
Reinhard Stergar .... production sound mixer
Lucy Sustar .... foley mixer
 
Special Effects by
Vlado Celizic .... special effects technician
Garth Inns .... special effects supervisor
Marijan Karoglan .... special effects coordinator: Hungary
Josip Lipovac .... special effects assistant
Darko Luksic .... special effects assistant
Igor Mandic .... special effects assistant
Branko Repalust .... armourer
Kristijan Repalust .... assistant armorer
Tim Willis .... special effects technician (as Timothy Willis)
Stjepan Zupancic .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Greg Astles .... 2D department lead: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Travis Baumann .... digital compositor: Digiscope
Travis Baumann .... digital supervisor: Digiscope
Darren A. Bell .... visual effects producer: Intelligent Creatures Inc. (as Darren Bell)
Dominic Cheung .... 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Mike Dalzell .... 3D department lead: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Amy Daye .... digital compositing artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc. (as Amy Spencer)
Ashley Farber .... digital intermediate data manager
Raymond Gieringer .... visual effects production executive: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Scott Gregory .... digital film colorist
Brian Hanable .... digital effects compositor: Pacific Title
Michael Hatton .... visual effects consultant: Intelligent Creatures
Michael Hatton .... visual effects production executive: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Phillip Hoffman .... visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title and Art Studio
John Kearns .... digital restoration
Jeffrey Klug .... systems administrator: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Lev Kolobov .... on-set visual effects supervisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Wendy Lanning .... executive visual effects producer: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Corey Mayne .... production assistant: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Alison Middaugh .... 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Todd Mitchell .... imaging technician: TDI
Lon Molnar .... visual effects supervisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Robert Montgomery .... digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Erin L. Nelson .... digital restoration
Heather Neville .... visual effects production coordinator: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Chris Nokes .... visual effects production supervisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Scott Parker .... systems administrator: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
César Romero .... digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Kenneth Sales .... digital compositing artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Laurel Lyn Schulman .... digital producer: Digiscope (as Laurel Schulman)
David Sosalla .... visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Rick Sparr .... visual effects producer: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Christopher Stack .... imaging supervisor: Digiscope
Mitchell Stuart .... 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Brad Sutton .... restoration artist
Wilson Tang .... digital restoration
Mike Tosti .... head of production technology
Tim Warnock .... concept artist and lead digital matte painter: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Kai Zhang .... digital compositing artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
 
Stunts
Pavel Cajzl .... stunt coordinator: Sarajevo
Tom Delmar .... stunt coordinator
Evangelos Grecos .... stunts
Sime Jagarinac .... stunts
Charles Jarman .... stunt performer
Ivo Kristof .... stunt coordinator
Ivo Kristof .... stunts
Aldo Toncic .... stunt double
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Bahara .... first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Karen Ballard .... still photographer
Jeremy Braben .... aerial director of photography
Dean Brkic .... gaffer: second unit
Václav Cermak .... gaffer
Vanja Cernjul .... cinematographer: second unit
Jasmin Fazlic .... grip
Sascia Ippoliti .... Steadicam operator
Samir Kadric .... electrician
Branko Knez .... first assistant camera
Marin Marsic .... second assistant camera
Sinisa Sabljic .... lighting technician
Mario Vargovic .... second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Zeljko Vrscak .... rigging gaffer
Oliver Ward .... camera technician: Wescam camera
Zeljko Zupan .... camera loader
 
Animation Department
Dan Williams .... digital color assistant
 
Casting Department
Sara Bachelder .... extras casting: Mexico
Jure Busic .... extras casting
Ángel de la Peña García .... extras casting assistant: Mexico
Rebecca Gushin .... casting associate
Charley Medigovich .... casting associate
Lenka Stefankovicova .... extras casting
Jorge Valdés García .... extras casting: Mexico
Snjezana Vukmirovic .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Thomas Scott Boyer .... dresser: Mr. Gere
Blanka Budak .... assistant costume designer
Lejla Graho .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Jada Budrick .... digital intermediate color assist
Scott Gregory .... digital film colorist
Mo Henry .... negative cutter
Esther Lee .... digital intermediate producer
Jennifer Lee .... assistant digital intermediate editor
Ron Leidelmeijer .... digital intermediate color assist
Drew MacDonald .... editorial production assistant
Mike Mertens .... color timer
Jason Solberg .... first assistant editor
Matthew Walsh .... post-production coordinator
Everette Webber .... digital intermediate editor
Dan Williams .... digital intermediate color assist
JoAnne Yarrow .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Susie Bench .... midi preparation
Tony Blondal .... orchestrator
Vladislav Boyadjiev .... protools engineer
Richard Bronskill .... copyist
Valida Carroll .... music consultant
Elena Chouchkova .... orchestra manager
Stephen Coleman .... music programmer
Dimitar Danchev .... concert master
Trevor Gilchrist .... music programmer: score
Asen Kanchev .... music production manager
Rolfe Kent .... conductor
Rolfe Kent .... score producer
Julie Pearce .... music editor: Temp
Liza Richardson .... music supervisor
Nick South .... music editor
Sean Stolper .... music clearance
Greg Townley .... score producer
Greg Townley .... scoring mixer
Nick Wollage .... music recordist (as Nick Woolage)
Alice Wood .... assistant music editor
Alice Wood .... scoring coordinator
 
Transportation Department
Mladen Cernjak .... transportation supervisor
Zdravko Plese .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Cassandra Barbour .... rights and clearances
Jeanette Barrozo .... assistant: Mr. Schuermann
Linda Benjamin .... executive
Christopher Berg .... dailies supervisor
Vladislav Boyadjiev .... tracking engineer
Hrvoje Cernjak .... production assistant
Mark Ceryak .... assistant: Mr. Johnson
Jessica Clothier .... script supervisor
Martin Corkidi .... location manager: mexico
Philippe Deprez .... technical advisor
Michal Engrth .... assistant accountant
Jenny Fitzgibbons .... financial controller
Michael J. Harker .... completion bond company representative
Zoltan Horkai .... head animal trainer
Zoltan Horkai .... head animal wrangler: fox
Zeljko Hren .... caterer
Dino Hrustanovic .... production assistant
Igor Ilic .... advisor: hunting
Peter Ivanyi .... head animal trainer
Zarko Ivkovic .... location manager
Nino Josipovic .... assistant location manager
Igor Koceic .... key set production assistant
Nikolina Koceic .... assistant: Mr. Gere
Sandor Konczwald .... animal trainer: fox
Vedrana Korac .... assistant: Mr. Shepard & Mr. Merims
József Kósa .... animal trainer: fox
Djani Kosic .... assistant location manager
Eric Ladd .... title designer
Grace Ledding .... assistant: Mr. Kroopf
Michael Lichtenegger .... production coordinator
Sam Louie .... title designer
Sara Marevic .... animal trainer
Shaun M. McGovern .... accountant
Heather Montgomery .... assistant: Mr. Block
Samantha Quinn .... assistant accountant
Branko Repalust .... armorer
Laura Sevier .... rights and clearances
Anita Sum .... production coordinator
Gabor Toth .... animal trainer: fox
Kevin Wigfall .... assistant: Mr. Howard (as Kevin 'Webb' Wigfall)
Sandy Yep .... assistant: Mr. Kroopf
Filip Zafran .... location scout
Gordana Zivkovic .... first assistant accountant
Zoran Zivkovic .... assistant accountant
Ryon Lane .... business affairs coordinator (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Christopher J. Corabi .... special thanks
 

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Also Known As:

Lov u Bosni (Croatia)
Proljece u Bosni (Bosnia and Herzegovina: Croatian title) (working title)
Spring Break in Bosnia (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and some violent content.

Parents Guide:

View content advisory for parents

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Croatia | Bosnia and Herzegovina

Language:

English | Serbo-Croatian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA (2007) | Germany:12 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Hong Kong:IIB | Brazil:14 | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Duga Resa, Croatia more

Company:

Intermedia more

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Trivia:

The book named ''A Short History of the Bosnian Conflict'' which was thrown away in the bar scene, is a fake prop one. more

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The UN mission ended in 20 December 1995 when NATO took over (IFOR/SFOR). In 2000 there should have been SFOR flags instead of the UN flags, SFOR patches, not UN and no blue berets. Military vehicles should have their national camouflage painting and SFOR markings. This is for NATO/SFOR details. The UN Mission (UNMIBH) was still active during the time this film depicts and the UNMIBH personnel and equipment are accurate - specifically the blue berets and UN vehicles for the UN International Police Task Force personnel in Foca. more

Quotes:

Simon: ...putting your life in danger is actual living - the rest is television. more

Movie Connections:

Features Missing in Action (1984) more

Soundtrack:

You Make Me Feel Brand New more

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32 out of 58 people found the following comment useful.
Enjoy Sarajevo…The Hunting Party, 8 January 2008
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Author: babubhaut from buffalo, ny, usa

Based on an article that was published in Esquire, The Hunting Party tells the story of three journalists—actually five as the end of the film will explain during its comical "what was true and what wasn't" montage—who took it upon themselves to find the most wanted war criminal in the world, Bosnia's "The Fox". Brought to screen by Richard Shepard, this is a movie that keeps you highly enthralled throughout. It may not be as solid a film as his previous effort, the underrated comedy The Matador, because it tries to push an agenda against all that was working for it. At its best, everything is absolutely pitch-perfect: taut thrills, suspenseful story, and great acting. As for the worst, it becomes a diatribe on how the world's governments care more about money than safety. Honestly, we all know this and don't need our entertainment to jam it into our skulls even more. Falling into a growing category for me—one that includes Blood Diamond—the end result here is a great film that just can't stop from trying to be more than it is, stumbling on its misguided mission rather than allowing its natural momentum to carry it through to the finish.

Stylistically this thing is beautiful to look at. I enjoyed the use of freeze-frames during the exposition scenes and the moments in warzones come across as real, dangerous, and above all else exciting. The joy and genuine laughter emitting from our leads after they narrowly escape death over and over again adds to the code of living life to the fullest that they both follow. Shepard holds some cards close to his chest also, showing us events leading up to Simon Hunt's breakdown, all but killing his career, however not explaining the entire story until absolutely necessary. Each character's motives aren't exactly the same towards the end as they were in the beginning. What's first a quest for redemption (Hunt), youthful vibrancy (Duck), and an excuse to show his father that he is made of more than a cushy Harvard school lifestyle (Benjamin) soon becomes a mission to do the right thing. These men are fighting for civility and humanity, two things that have left that part of the world and is in desperate need for return.

One can't fault any of our journalistic trio for anything they may find wrong with the final product. Richard Gere is spectacular as the fallen reporter, who we will eventually find has lost more than just his career. The desperation is always true and his actions perfectly played against the more sane members of the troupe. Terrence Howard shows us how great he can be and makes us wonder why he still feels the need to choose some god-awful movies between his good ones. The transformation he takes, in just a few short cuts, is rather staggering while essential to his role's motives later on. Going from an adrenaline junkie cameraman to a stand-in executive whose field work entails setting up outside the White House and Capital Hill almost makes you wonder how he ever could have changed so much. Then you think about the money, the security, and the relaxation time and soon the concept seems too good for anyone to pass up. The taste of danger never left, however, and it is his wrestling with that, by using some nicely timed humor, that helps carry the story to its conclusion. As for the boss's son, on his first foreign correspondence, Jesse Eisenberg epitomizes the book-smartass attitude someone in that position would have. It is his willingness to learn and bullheaded mindset to not let these two guys do anything to make him out to be a wuss that lead him to becoming an integral part to the team and mission at hand.

Along with them, every character that is met with on the journey to find "The Fox" adds just the right amount of infused quirk needed to keep interest. While familiar faces like James Brolin and Diane Kruger play their parts well, it is a guy like Mark Ivanir as Boris the UN executive that shines. He is caught up in this imaginary scheme of CIA hit squads coming in to do that which he wishes he could. It appears he has watched too many American movies and the dream of being a real live Deepthroat seems to appeal to his sensibilities as he attempts to help the trio in their quest to find that which is never found. These bit parts bring much of the laughter and absurdity that counterbalances the abundance of drama and high emotional toll seen at every turn. The Hunting Party does not try and sugar-coat what is going on in the Balkans and pays much attention in showing the truth and not what is read in the history books, both figuratively and literally—the book in physical form during a nice scene of Howard opening the innocent eyes of Eisenberg in a bar, along with the help of four of the real-life reporters on which the film is based.

Shot with some wonderful compositions and blocking of actors to build a sense of suspense and fear, Shepard has crafted a winner. Besides a too-long scene that goes on and on about how the UN and people in power are only out to create good PR without any work going towards punishing the monsters running free, I have little to complain about. I was almost completely removed from enjoyment with the horribly trite and overused joke with the ending subtitled words, but was redeemed with the inventive "what was real" sequence. To see the humor that was bubbling under the surface for the duration stick to the screen even after the story was finished brought the smile back to my face and made me remember all that worked, letting the more wrong than right final act to dissolve into the background.

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