Welcome to Sarajevo / Dobrodošli u Sarajevo Potresno ispitivanje rata u Bosni sredinom 90-ih i uloge novinara u njegovom medijskom pokrivanju, ovaj film se temelji na knjizi novinara Michaela Nicholsona, „Natasha’s Story“. Poput Nicholsona, cinični novinar Henderson je član skupine reportera u potrazi za krvavim scenama na ulicama opkoljenog Sarajeva. Užasnut je kada umišljeni reporter Flynn pomogne građanima da uklone tijelo majke koja je ubijena na porodičnom izletu. Međutim, već sljedeći dan se Henderson nađe među novinarskim lešinarima usred jezive scene i mora jednoj djevojčici reći da su joj oba roditelja ubijena. Kada njegova TV kuća pomjeri njegovu priču radi reklamnog priloga o poznatima, Henderson je bijesan. Na nagovor svoje producentice, Jane Carson, on posjećuje lokalno sirotište. Henderson ostaje duboko pogođen stradanjem djece i počinje bilježiti njihove pojedinačne priče, čak i kad njegovi poslodavci pokažu sve manji interes. Henderson se, uz pomoć američke humanitarne radnice, Nine, zalaže da odvede djecu iz Bosne. Obećava djevojčici Emiri da će je odvesti kući u Englesku. Da bi ispunio svoje obećanje, mora rizikovati kako svoju karijeru, tako i svoj život. E A startling examination of the Bosnian war of the mid-1990s and the role of journalists in covering it, this film was based on real-life journalist Michael Nicholson’s book Natasha’s Story. Like Nicholson, cynical journalist Henderson is one of the rat pack of reporters looking for gore in the streets of besieged Sarajevo. He is outraged when grandstanding reporter Flynn helps local citizens remove the corpse of a mother gunned down on a family outing. But the next day, Henderson is among the journalist vultures at a grisly scene, and he has to tell a little girl that both her parents were killed. When his story is demoted by his television network in favor of a celebrity puff piece, Henderson is angry. At the behest of his producer, Jane Carson, he visits a local orphanage. Henderson becomes deeply involved with the plight of the children and starts documenting their individual stories even as his employers express increasing disinterest. Henderson campaigns to get the kids out of Bosnia, with the help of an American aid worker, Nina. He promises a girl named Emira that he’ll take her back to his home in England. To make good on his vow, he must risk both his career and his life.
UK, USA, 1997, Colour, 103 min., Bosnian, English, Serbian Režija / Director: Michael Winterbottom Scenarij / Screenplay: Michael Nicholson, Frank Cottrell Boyce Direktor fotografije / Director of Photography: Daf Hobson Montaža / Editor: Trevor Waite Muzika / Music: Adrian Johnston Scenografija / Production Design: Mark Geraghty, Kemal Hrustanović Producent / Producer: Graham Broadbent, Damian Jones and Ismet Arnautalic Produkcija / Production: Miramax Films – Studio, Miramax Films - Domestic Theatrical Distributor, Warner Bros. Pictures International - Foreign Theatrical Distributor Uloge / Cast: Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Goran Višnjić, Emily Lloyd, Kerry Fox, Kerry Shale
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