Bosnian Film Triumphs in Berlin
Grbavica, by director Jasmila Zbanic, won the coveted Golden Bear at the 56th Berlin Film Festival on Saturday. The film looks at the aftermath of the mass rape of women during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian war.
"War in Bosnia was over some 13 years ago and yet war criminals Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic (former Bosnian Serb leader and army commander) still live in Europe freely."
"They've not been captured for organising the rape of 20,000 women in Bosnia. This is Europe and no one is interested in capturing them."
British directors Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross were awarded the Silver Bear for best director, for their film, Road to Guantanamo. Winterbottom dedicated his award to the three British Muslim men, caught in Afghanistan and who end up in Guantanamo Bay, who inspired the film about their true story.
The head of the jury, British actress Charlotte Rampling, said this year's films "reflected the mood of the world today".
"War in Bosnia was over some 13 years ago and yet war criminals Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic (former Bosnian Serb leader and army commander) still live in Europe freely."
"They've not been captured for organising the rape of 20,000 women in Bosnia. This is Europe and no one is interested in capturing them."
British directors Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross were awarded the Silver Bear for best director, for their film, Road to Guantanamo. Winterbottom dedicated his award to the three British Muslim men, caught in Afghanistan and who end up in Guantanamo Bay, who inspired the film about their true story.
The head of the jury, British actress Charlotte Rampling, said this year's films "reflected the mood of the world today".
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