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Demons of War

Demons of War

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Overview

A detachment of the Polish IFOR forces in Bosnia is led by Major Keller, who is being investigated for insubordination during a patrol in Srebrenica. The investigation is to be led by two arriving officers - Lieutenant Czacki and Major Kusz who will also replace Keller as CO. When the camp's RTO receives a communication from a downed Norwegian chopper, Keller ignores his standing orders and leads a platoon to rescue the crew.

Directed by Władysław Pasikowski
Written by Władysław Pasikowski, Katarzyna Nosowska
Produced by Włodzimierz Otulak
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0M0

Top Cast

Bogusław Linda

Bogusław Linda

Edward Keller

Zbigniew Zamachowski

Zbigniew Zamachowski

'Houdini' Moraczewski

Tadeusz Huk

Tadeusz Huk

Czeslaw Kusz

Mirosław Baka

Mirosław Baka

Cichy

Artur Żmijewski

Artur Żmijewski

Biniek

Olaf Lubaszenko

Olaf Lubaszenko

Czacki

Alja Nikitović

Alja Nikitović

Marija

Denis Delić

Denis Delić

Dano Ivanov

Tadeusz Szymków

Tadeusz Szymków

Piotr Borun

Bartłomiej Topa

Bartłomiej Topa

Max

Themes & Keywords

sniperhelicopterarmyrapewinterbosnia and herzegovinavillagebosnian war (1992-95)murderatrocitypeacekeeper

About Demons of War

Demons of War is a war, drama film released in 1998 exploring themes of sniper, helicopter, army, rape, winter, bosnia and herzegovina. Directed by Władysław Pasikowski, it stars Bogusław Linda, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Tadeusz Huk. A detachment of the Polish IFOR forces in Bosnia is led by Major Keller, who is being investigated for insubordination during a patrol in Srebrenica. The investigation is to be led by two arriving officers - Lieutenant Czacki and Major Kusz who will also replace Keller as CO. When the camp's RTO receives a communication from a downed Norwegian chopper, Keller ignores his standing orders and leads a platoon to rescue the crew.

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