StrandReleasing has acquired all US rights to Jasmila Zbanic's Grbavica: The LandOf My Dreams from Match Factory Films.

Thepicture won the Golden Bear at Berlin earlier this year and has been selectedas Bosnia and Herzegovina's official entry for the foreign language Oscar. Italso received European Film Award nominations this week for best film and bestactress for Mirjana Karanovic.

StrandReleasing's Jon Gerrans closed the deal at AFM with Match Factory's MichaelWeber on the project.

Setin post-war contemporary Sarajevo, Grbavica: The Land Of My Dreams tells of a strong single mother's struggle to look afterher rebellious 12-year-old daughter.

LunaMijovic stars with Karanovic.