Quo Vadis, Aida?

Jasmila Žbanić wrote, produced and directed Quo Vadis, Aida?, a war drama from 2020 whose Latin title asks "Where are you going, Aida?". She based it on Under the UN Flag, a book by Hasan Nuhanović. It is an international co-production involving twelve production companies. Companies from eight countries took part, led by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany and France. The film premiered in the main competition of the 77th Venice International Film Festival and was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.

Its subject is the Srebrenica massacre of July 1995, in which the Bosnian Serb Army under General Ratko Mladić killed more than 8,300 Bosniak men and boys. The story follows Aida Selmanagić, a translator for the United Nations, who tries to carry out her duties while saving her husband and two sons from certain death. Jasna Đuričić plays Aida, Izudin Bajrović her husband Nihad and Boris Isaković Mladić; Johan Heldenbergh and Emir Hadžihafizbegović are also in the cast.

It won the audience award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, the best foreign film prize at the Göteborg Film Festival in 2021 and the European Film Awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress. It also earned two BAFTA nominations. A sequel announced by Žbanić, The Missing Part, is expected in 2027.