The Will
A young Bosnian factory worker turns inheritance frustration and a friend's risky schemes into a wry portrait of community life on the brink of upheaval.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- suspenseful
- cheerful
- lazy sunday
- comfort viewing
What critics said
The available aggregate reception signal is strongly favorable, though documented critic coverage is limited.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Asad navigates factory life in Zenica, making the workplace a central arena for relationships and community observation.
The protagonist's disappointment over an inheritance drives the central emotional and comic conflict.
Friendship schemes reveal community tensions in 1990s Zenica before wartime, creating an anticipatory atmosphere.
Factory life and inheritance disappointment place individual hopes within a changing Bosnian social order.
Films like The Will, and why
Black Cat, White Cat
shares a post-socialist Balkan setting, community tensions, darkly comic social observation, and an atmosphere of impending instability
No Man's Land
shares prewar Balkan unease, humane absurdity, and comedy shaped by ethnic and community pressures
Lamerica
shares social realism, economic uncertainty, and the disorientation of life during a period of regional upheaval
Movie Details
- Director
- Mirza Begović
- Release Date
- 2025-10-15
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 9.0 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Zlatan Školjić
- Nusmir Muharemović
- Josip Pejaković
- Izudin Bajrović
- Emir Hadžihafizbegović
- Irfan Kasumović
- Elmir Krivalić
- Emina 'Minka' Muftić
- Faketa Salihbegović-Avdagić
- Mugdim Avdagić
Common questions
- What is The Will about?
- A young Bosnian factory worker turns inheritance frustration and a friend's risky schemes into a wry portrait of community life on the brink of upheaval.
- What is The Will like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Will as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Will violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Will.
- What did critics think of The Will?
- The available aggregate reception signal is strongly favorable, though documented critic coverage is limited.
- Which films are like The Will?
- Films with a similar feel include Black Cat, White Cat, No Man's Land, and Lamerica.
- How long is The Will?
- The Will runs 108 minutes.
