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Pedrag Delibasc, Pierpaolo Loffreda,
Italy
2010 | Digital | 0:52:40
Realised entirely by Zeeva Production. This is an indipendent production.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 9th, 1993: One of the wrenching days of the Balkan conflict is marked by an episode that, even if devoid of any military value, is immediately reported all over the world by television. The Stari Most, the ancient bridge which has overlooked the city of Mostar since 1567 and has been the witness to the integration of peoples of different religions in former Yugoslavia, was destroyed by several mortar shots. That treacherous shelling marks the end of the dream of a multiethnic Yugoslavia united under one flag. Many people could follow through the media, the events that occurred during the conflict, but few know the historical events of a nation that has for centuries been witness to an ethnic and religious peaceful coexistence, an unprecedented occurrence in the heart of Europe. In the history of this land, are the causes of the bloody Balkan conflict, but also the hopes of a people, who sees the Stari Most, risen from its ruins, as an ideal bridge to the future.
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