Grbavica

I saw a powerful movie about the trauma of mass rape conducted by Serbs in Bosnia, in the 1990's. The movie titled Grbavica, deals with Sarajevo residents Esma (Mirjana Karanovic) who is struggling to raise her 12 year old daughter, Sara (Luna Mijovic). There are not too many jobs that Esma can find, so she ends up at a loud bar, where her she keeps feeling like she is revisiting her rapists. She does not have much support, other than from one friend who helps her babysit her daughter. She goes to a group support meeting, mainly to collect money that has been given out by the state, to women who attend the support group meeting.
Sara was told by her mother, that her father is a Shaheed, who was killed by Serbs, while he defended Bosnia. Sara also puts up with the taunting of her classmates when she and her mother are too poor to pay for a special school trip.
The movie moves with the pace and emotions of Esma and Sara, and shows how the effects of rape, violence and trauma effect all aspects of there lives.