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{{Infobox film
| name           = In the Name of the Son
| image          = In the Name of the Son poster.jpg
| director       = [[Harun Mehmedinović]]
| producer       = Vikramadithya Singh
| writer         = Harun Mehmedinović
| starring       = [[Sergej Trifunović]], <br>Jack Dimich, <br>Elvedin Slipac, <br>Ingrid Walters, <br>Nino Cirabisi
| music          = [[Pinar Toprak]]
| cinematography = Jason Raswant
| editing        = Tyler Earring
| distributor    =
| released       = {{film date|df=yes|2007}}
| runtime        = 26 minutes
| country        = United States<br>Bosnia and Herzegovina<br>India
| language       = [[English language|English]], [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]]
| budget         =
| gross          =
}}
'''''In the Name of the Son''''' is a 2007 drama/thriller [[short film]], set during and after the [[Bosnian War]] in present-day Los Angeles, written and directed by [[Harun Mehmedinović]] and produced by Vikramadithya Singh.
== History ==
The 25-minute film took a year and a half to complete and premiered at [[Telluride Film Festival]] in September, 2007. The film is not autobiographical, but it addresses the breakdown of normal societal ties that people in Bosnia witnessed and that Mehmedinović said he could not have written about without experiencing.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/12/AR2007081201110.html Revisiting a War Once Left Behind].  [[Washington Post]] by Tara Bahrampour - 13 August 2007</ref><ref>[https://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=96026&videoChannel=1 Film replays Bosnia conflict]. [[Reuters]] by Deborah Lutterbeck - 26 December 2008</ref>
== Plot ==
''The Name of the Son'' is a film that looks at human conflicts in the present, brought about during personal clashes in the [[Bosnian War]] in 1994.
After escaping execution, Tarik, a Bosnian prisoner of war, immigrates to the United States looking to leave his past behind. The psychosis of the conflicts that war brought to him when coping with these in civilian life are very hard for him. Years later, the man who spared his life shows up on Tarik's doorstep asking for a favor. However, the two main protagonists' feelings of guilt and torment are brought to bear with near devastating consequences.
== Cast ==
* [[Sergej Trifunović]] as Tarik
* Jack Dimich as Pavle
* Elvedin Slipac as Milan
* Ingrid Walters as Ayanna
* Nino Cirabisi as Passenger
* Zoran Radanovich as Serb Officer #1
* Zoran Danilović as Serb Officer #2
* Val Marijan as Serb Officer #3
* Mark Simich as Serb Officer #4
* Edin Gali as Bosnian POW #1
* William Love as Bosnian POW #2
* Eric Reinholt as Bosnian POW #3
* Jessica Moreno as Passenger
* [[Ryan O'Quinn]] as World Cup Announcer #1
* Chip Mullaney as World Cup Announcer #2
==Awards ==
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Winner of 30 International Awards including:
* '''Best Director'''
** Franklin J. Schaffner Award, [[American Film Institute]]
** Richard P. Rogers Award, [[American Film Institute]]
** Special Jury Award, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
* '''Best Short'''
** San Diego Film Festival
** [[Stony Brook Film Festival]]
** BendFilm Festival
** [[Cleveland International Film Festival]]
** USA Film Festival
** Tallahassee Film Festival
** Savannah Film Festival
* '''Other Awards'''
** Angelus Award for "Audience Impact"
** Bridges/Larson Foundation Award for Screenwriting
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.nameoftheson.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0999895|title=In the Name of the Son}}
[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:2007 short films]]
[[Category:American films based on plays]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1990s]]
[[Category:Indian short films]]
[[Category:Bosnian War in fiction]]
[[Category:Films about Bosnian genocide]]
[[Category:Films scored by Pinar Toprak]]