1990 film

A Bullet in the Head

Film poster

Directed by| Attila Bertalan
Written by| Attila Bertalan
Starring| Kathy Horner

Release date

* 17 August 1990 (1990-08-17)

Running time

| 89 minutes
Country| Canada
Language| invented

A Bullet in the Head (French: Une balle dans la tête) is a 1990 Canadian drama film directed by Attila Bertalan.[1] The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2][3]

The film centres on a soldier, wounded in war, who is struggling to survive after being trapped behind enemy lines.

The film's dialogue is spoken entirely in an invented language.[4] It was the first film ever selected as Canada's submission to the Academy Award competition for Best Foreign Language Film which was not in French, and one of just three such films overall alongside the later Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner and Water.

Film historian Peter Cowie called it "a nightmarish fairytale about the absurdity and futility of war."[5]

## Contents

* 1 Cast
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Cast[edit]

* Kathy Horner as Witch
* Andrew Campbell as Young Enemy Soldier
* Jan Stychalsky as Old Enemy Soldier
* Victoria Sands as Gypsy Woman
* Claude Forget as Wagon Driver
* Rebecca Posner as Katya
* Susan Eyton-Jones as Venna

## See also[edit]

* List of submissions to the 64th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## References[edit]

1. ^ Clarke Fountain (2016). "A Bullet in the Head". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
2. ^ Staff (17 May 1999). "Between the Moon & Montevideo films on location in Old Havana". Playback. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
4. ^ "A Bullet in the Head". Éléphant: mémoire du cinéma québécois. Quebecor. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
5. ^ Cowie, Peter (1992). Variety International Film Guide. Andre Deutsch. p. 108.

## External links[edit]

* A Bullet in the Head at IMDb

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Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1971—1999|

* Mon oncle Antoine (1971)
* The True Nature of Bernadette (1972)
* Les Ordres (1975)
* J.A. Martin Photographer (1977)
* A Scream from Silence (1979)
* Good Riddance (1980)
* The Plouffe Family (1981)
* Wild Flowers (1982)
* The Tin Flute (1983)
* Sonatine (1984)
* Jacques and November (1985)
* The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
* Night Zoo (1987)
* The Revolving Doors (1988)
* Jesus of Montreal (1989)
* An Imaginary Tale (1990)
* A Bullet in the Head (1991)
* Léolo (1992)
* The Sex of the Stars (1993)
* My Friend Max (1994)
* The Confessional (1995)
* Not Me! (1996)
* Cosmos (1997)
* August 32nd on Earth (1998)
* Set Me Free (1999)

2000—present|

* Maelström (2000)
* Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
* Soft Shell Man (2002)
* The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
* Far Side of the Moon (2004)
* C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
* Water (2006)
* Days of Darkness (2007)
* The Necessities of Life (2008)
* I Killed My Mother (2009)
* Incendies (2010)
* Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
* War Witch (2012)
* Gabrielle (2013)
* Mommy (2014)
* Felix and Meira (2015)
* It's Only the End of the World (2016)
* Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017)
* Family First (2018)
* Antigone (2019)
* 14 Days, 12 Nights (2020)
* Drunken Birds (2021)
* Eternal Spring (2022)

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