Sarajevo, pacified
Description
Sarajevo, Pacified is the story about two ordinary people who grew up under rather extraordinary conditions. Emira and Adis both survived the siege of Sarajevo during the civil war in the former Yugoslavia. Now, more than 10 years later, Emira, aged 28 and Adis, 26, tell us about life as a teenager in a war zone and how it has affected them. After his visit to Sarajevo, four years ago, Director Andreas Monies Bøggild comments that ""I was walking around in a city that at first glance appeared to be like any other major city. But I had a constant feeling that something unnoticed was hiding underneath the surface and that the now almost invisible traces from the brutality of the war were still lurking around the corner and in the peoples' minds."" He tries to portray this in this film through a combination of interviews and images of the war. The interviews in the film vary with shots -- at times very brutal -- from the harsh reality of the war, both from the official archives as well as private recordings from people who lived in the war zone. With its unique filmic language and strong intensity Sarajevo, Pacified is a journey through the memories of the two young people -- memories they rarely share with others.
Runtime
38 min
Series
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
2007
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
Similar Films
The crossroads of Lebanon
Looking for horses
Palestine
Ancient China. Masters of the wind and waves
Getting closer
Chuckie
Rivers of fire
Adam & Michael
Don't tell mama
Raising Kids. A Horizon Guide
Iona, Scotland
Jupiter. The giant planet
Biology and oceanography. The water planet
Fez, scent of medieval Islam
Reaching Teens. The Adolescent World: A Time of Fun and Discovery