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Dara of Jasenovac (Serbian: Дара из Јасеновца, romanized: Dara iz Jasenovca) is a 2021 Serbian historical drama film directed by Predrag Antonijević. Based on the testimonies of survivors, it deals with war crimes and atrocities that took place at Jasenovac concentration and extermination camp during the World War II.

The film was set to premiere in early 2020, commemorating 75 years since the escape of the remaining prisoners from the camp. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the premiere was postponed to 22 October 2020. The premiere was in late 2020 postponed again to a mid-2021 release due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Dara of Jasenovac has been submitted for consideration for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, while young actress Biljana Čekić was submitted for consideration for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. It is the first Serbian production on the subject of the Jasenovac camp.

The film was met with mixed reviews from international critics. Positive reviews praised the film for dealing with a lesser-known episode of the World War II, that gets little to no coverage from international public, while negative reviews pointed out its role in Serbian government's nationalist propaganda.

After the Axis-led Kozara Offensive, the majority of the local Serb population ends up in Ustaše and Nazi German concentration camps in the Independent State of Croatia.

With no information about the whereabouts of her father, twelve-year-old Dara, her mother and two brothers are transported to the Jasenovac concentration camp by train.

Dara is separated from her family and sent to a special camp for children along with her two-year-old brother Budo. Her mother and older brother are killed by the Ustaše. Dara makes it her personal mission and goal to insure the survival of her younger brother.

In an undisclosed location nearby, Dara's father Mile is tasked with removing and disposing of dead bodies. He is devastated when he discovers his own wife and son are among the dead. He also hears rumors that Dara is still alive somewhere in the Jasenovac complex.

Dara observes the cruelty of the officers in the camp and is shocked by the violence. One night the guards devise a game of musical chairs as entertainment for visiting German Nazi officers. The loser of each round is sliced open or bludgeoned by a hammer. With the help of a Jewish prisoner, Blankica, Dara plots a path to escape.