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Documentary. 54 mins.
Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bosnian with English subtitles.
The story of a father trying to find out what happened to his son who slipped out of his
hand and dissapeared during Srebrenica genocide is in fact a story of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, country permanently scarred by war crimes and their legacy.
The film paints the picture of one aspect of Bosnian reality 11 years after the war –
that of lasting legacy of war crimes, the destroyed lives of victims and the priviliged
position of perpetrators in the society.
It follows the attempt of the filmmakers and the familiy of a boy who, together with three
other men, dissapeared during the Srebrenica genocide to find out what happened to him.
The basis for the search are statements taken from the four by Serb military police on
23.7.1995, which prove that the four were alive after the main executions took place.
As the story unfolds we discover new and heartbreaking details about the fate of the four,
which included a 15-year boy, about acts of humanity made by a Serb family who tried to
save them and cruelty exerted upon them by their surrounding because of it, about the
personal dramas of the families who still wait for news about their loved ones, and about
the state which employes perpetrators.
Several stories come together into one that is the story of today's Bosnia, place scarred
by war crimes for decades to come and brimmed with sadeness.
AwardsAward
"SILVER OLIVE“ TV Festival, Bar 2007
Audience Award Nominee for Best Documentary Film, Bosnian-Herzegovian Film Festival, 2007
Nomination for Best TV documentary, Shanghai TV Festival, 2007
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