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Kiss the Future

Play trailer Poster for Kiss the Future 2024,  1h 43m,  Documentary/ War Play Trailer Watchlist
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KISS THE FUTURE, directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, story by Bill Carter and Cicin-Sain, screenplay by Carter, based on his memoir: "Fools Rush In," is the story of defiance amid the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. The film focuses on a vibrant underground community who used music and art to effect change and garner global attention by ultimately inspiring an American aid worker to reach out to the world's biggest band U2 to help raise awareness of the devastating conflict. KISS THE FUTURE follows the band's promise to perform a post-war concert that saw U2 play to over 45,000 local fans in a liberated city, a show that lives on as a joyous collective memory for the people of Sarajevo.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Feb 26, 2024
In its brisk pace, well-deployed song choices and storytelling energy, “Kiss the Future” is skillful at avoiding seeming like an ode to U2 even though the band’s involvement fills over half the movie. Go to Full Review
Nicolas Rapold New York Times Feb 22, 2024
This is history told through emotions as much as through well-documented events, conveying both the resilience of Sarajevans and the power of pop music (without falling into too much celebrity self-regard). Go to Full Review
Steve Pond TheWrap Feb 24, 2023
"Kiss the Future” is a portrait of a city and a people who used culture to fight back; it’s also the story of a rock ‘n’ roll band exploring the limits of how its music can impact the real world. Go to Full Review
Ricardo De Querol El Pais (Spain) Oct 4, 2024
The documentary wisely doesn't overstate U2's involvement in the conflict but shines a light on the (late) entry of NATO in the face of global horror over the genocide. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht May 9, 2024
4/5
A fascinating doc, even if the parts of the documentary about the Balkan wars are much more interesting than the U2 parts Go to Full Review
Christie Cronan Common Sense Media Mar 11, 2024
Through interviews, storytelling, and U2 concert clips, director Nenad Cicin-Sain creates a dynamic narrative that inspires hope while also serving as a haunting reminder of how history tends to repeat itself. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Nenad Cicin-Sain

Director

Bono

Self

The Edge

Self

Adam Clayton

Self

Bill S. Carter

Screenwriter

Bradley Stonesifer

Cinematographer

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Kiss the Future

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Synopsis KISS THE FUTURE, directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, story by Bill Carter and Cicin-Sain, screenplay by Carter, based on his memoir: "Fools Rush In," is the story of defiance amid the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. The film focuses on a vibrant underground community who used music and art to effect change and garner global attention by ultimately inspiring an American aid worker to reach out to the world's biggest band U2 to help raise awareness of the devastating conflict. KISS THE FUTURE follows the band's promise to perform a post-war concert that saw U2 play to over 45,000 local fans in a liberated city, a show that lives on as a joyous collective memory for the people of Sarajevo.
Director
Nenad Cicin-Sain
Producer
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Sarah Anthony, Ned O'Hanlon
Screenwriter
Bill S. Carter
Distributor
Fifth Season
Production Co
Fifth Season, Artists Equity
Genre
Documentary, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 23, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 7, 2024
Runtime
1h 43m
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