Welcome to Sarajevo (1997): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1997, Welcome to Sarajevo is a drama, war and history film directed by Michael Winterbottom, running about 103 minutes. “To get the story, they’ll risk everything.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Follow a group of international journalists into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo—now a danger zone of sniper and mortar attacks where residents still live. While reporting on an American aid worker who’s trying to get children out of the country, a British correspondent decides to take an orphaned girl home to London.

Who’s in it. Welcome to Sarajevo stars Stephen Dillane as Michael Henderson, Woody Harrelson as Flynn, Marisa Tomei as Nina and Goran Visnjic as Risto Bavić, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.3/10, Welcome to Sarajevo has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $334.3K at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Welcome to Sarajevo page.

If you liked it. Fans of Welcome to Sarajevo tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.