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037    11767041|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 
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099    eVideo hoopla 
099    eVideo hoopla 
100 1  Wilson, Juanita. 
245 10 As if I am not there|h[Hoopla electronic resource]. 
264  1 [United States] :|bCorinth Films,|c2010. 
264  2 |bMade available through hoopla 
300    1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 110 min.)) 
       :|bsd., col. 
336    two-dimensional moving image|btdi|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
344    digital|2rda 
347    video file|2rda 
490 1  EPDDVD ;|v35 
506    Digital content provided by hoopla. 
508    Directed by Juanita Wilson. 
511 1  Stars Natasa Petrovic, Fedja Stukan, Miraj Grbic, Stellan 
       Skarsgård. 
520    As If I Am Not There is a story of a young school teacher 
       from Sarajevo, Samira, whose life is shattered the day a 
       Serbian soldier walks into her apartment and orders her to
       pack her things. Shortly after the onset of the Bosnian 
       War, her village is invaded by the Serbian army: the men 
       are executed, and the women are rounded up and cast into 
       servitude. Imprisoned in a warehouse in a remote region of
       Bosnia with the other women from the village, Samira 
       quickly learns the rules of camp life: do not think of 
       life on the outside… do not think about the past or the 
       future… do not worry about other people… do no stand 
       out… keep your mind occupied… and above all… do not 
       believe the rumors you hear. The day she is picked out to 
       "entertain" the soldiers, the real nightmare begins. In a 
       cruel and barbaric environment run by an army without a 
       moral compass, Samira's beauty is her curse. With nothing 
       left and facing the constant threat of death, she 
       struggles against the hatred she sees all around her. In a
       final act of courage, she decides to make one last stand: 
       to defy her captors by putting on makeup and letting her 
       beauty shine, "not for them" she explains, "but for me". 
       This simple act saves her life when a kind-hearted Serbian
       army officer takes an interest in her, and her situation 
       gradually starts to improve. The Captain, as he comes to 
       be known, shields Samira from his soldiers and serves as a
       symbol of refuge; a ray of light in a dark world. She soon
       realizes that surviving means more than staying alive, and
       finds the strength to endure violent displacement, sexual 
       assault, and the hatred around her. Although difficult to 
       watch, As If I Am Not There is a harrowing war story in 
       which new director Juanita Wilson ensures that the film 
       speaks intelligently and powerfully about war-time 
       behavior and the plight of women in a manner that 
       encompasses much more than any single individual. This 
       film is especially impressive given the fact that the role
       of director and lead actress are filled by individuals to 
       whose feature film debuts are this picture. 
521 8  Not rated. 
538    Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
650  0 Feature films|zIreland. 
650  0 Yugoslav War, 1991-1995|xConcentration camps|zBosnia and 
       Herzegovina|vDrama. 
650  0 Rape victims|vDrama. 
651  0 Bosnia and Herzegovina|vDrama. 
655  7 Video recordings for the hearing impaired.|2lcgft 
700 1  Petrovic, Natasa. 
700 1  Stukan, Fedja. 
700 1  Grbic, Miraj. 
700 1  Skarsgård, Stellan. 
700 1  Drakulić, Slavenka,|d1949- 
710 2  hoopla digital. 
830  0 EPDDVD ;|v35. 
856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11767041|zInstantly 
       available on hoopla. 
856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/
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