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  • Description:AnteandDuskoaretwoDreamTeamplayers.Bes… Description:AnteandDuskoaretwoDreamTeamplayers.BesidesbeingaCroatandaSerbwhofoughtonoppositesidesinthewar,bothusedtobevolleyballplayers.Today,theylivenormallives,oneinaremotecraggyregion,theotherinBanjaLuka.Thereislittlechanceofthemevermeetingagain.TheInternationalWarCrimesTribunalintheHaguehasindictedColonelSkoko,aherotosome,acriminaltotheothers.Thetwomainwitnessestohisdefense,MatoandJoso,havedisappearedwithoutatrace.Skoko'ssponsorfromtheintelligencecircles,Antisa,wantstofindtwomenresemblingMatoandJoso,toimpersonatethembeforetheHagueinvestigators,andhopefullybringdowntheindictments.Naturally,thetwomenhefindsarenoneotherthanourheroes,AnteandDusko. Twolowlyex-soldiers,oneSerbianandoneCroatian,arehandpickedtoplaymajorrolesattheHagueTribunalinDejanSorak'sdeftblackcomedy"TwoPlayersFromtheBench."Beginningwhere"NoMan'sLand"leftoff,picfocusesontheaftermathofinternecineconflictandtheabsurdityofanewbreedof"showtrial."Sorak'sallegoryprovesasinventiveasDanisTanovic'sinshowcasingtheaverageschmo'sunendingstruggletopreventhimselffromgettingscrewed.Pic'scynicalviewpointonthearbitrarinessofwarcrimesrestitution,though,isunlikelyproveasuniversallypopularamessageasthefutilityofwar. Dusko(BorkoPeric),apoorschlubsoldbyhiswife'slovertoapresumedblackmarketeerforhiskidney,andAnte(GoranNavojec),aCroatianrecruitedataroadsidecafewiththevaguepromiseofbeingabletohelpSkoko,aCroatianwarheroinhidingfromtheHagueWarTribunal,arelockedinaroomawaitinganuncertainfate. Infact,theyarelook-alikeschosentoimpersonatetwowitnesseswhosetestimonywillsupposedlyclearSkoko. CoachedbyAntisa(TarikFilipovic),amajorplayerinsuitanddarkglassesaccompaniedbyhulkingthugs,thetwonudniksareforcedtomemorizeaconvincing,ifflakystoryaboutkidnappingSkokoformoneyheowed,supposedlyseizinghimatpreciselythesametimeastheoccurrenceoftheatrocityforwhichSkokoisbeingtried. Muchofthecomedystemsfromthespeedwithwhichthetwomenreact,theiremotionssendingthemping-pongingineverydirection.Thoughdistrustfulofthesmooth-talkingbureaucratAntisa,theychildishlyenjoytheelaboratedress-uprequiredforhisimpersonationscheme,sportingfalsescarsandblackenedteethandflourishingmachinegunswithgusto. Thespecificpoliticalsetup,infact,islooselybasedontheactualcaseofCroatiangeneralAnteGotovina,who,afterbeingindictedforwarcrimes,becameapopularheroandrallyingiconofCroatiannationality. Sorak'sscriptestablishesanentertainingbattleofwitsbetweentheclasses.Atfirst,allpowerseemstobeinthehandsoftheglobalizedmiddle-class.Antisahasnotroubleinmanipulatinghisexpendableworking-classpawns.Hisonlyfearisthattheyaretoodensetofollowhisinstructions. ButifAnteandDuskoarehopelessatfollowingsomeoneelse'sscenario,theyunexpectedlyprovegeniusesatimprov.Theyownthetrialastheyownthemovie,transformingbarrenprisonsandimpersonalcourtroomsintofast-paced,marvelouslyidioticvaudevillestageswherehumanfoiblesholdsway.