Osa Archivum Catalog

Interrogation

Original Title: Informativni razgovori
Author/Creator: Kabil, Namik, director.
Language: Bosnian.
Subtitles: English
Published: Bosnia and Hercegovina : Sarajevo Center for Contemporary Art, 2007.
Physical Description: DVD-ROM (42 min.)
Digital ver. identifier: HU_OSA_00004280

Summary: An investigation of the trauma and denial, which have become a dominant – but silent – dimension of everyday life in the post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina. Director Namik Kabil interviews a group of eyewitnesses of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in a rusty, dingy, deserted shed. They sit at a table, plastic cup of coffee and ashtray within reach, harshly lit by fluorescent light - as if it were an interrogation. Kabil films them with a handheld camera, against a background of grimy tiles, asking elementary questions about the war. "When did the war start for you?" "What did you eat?" "Did you see dead people?" "Did you learn anything from the war?" And especially, "do we need to talk about the war?" With one exception, they all think they do, but they say many people prefer to keep silent about it. "It's like when you have an elephant in the middle of the room," a woman says, "and everyone pretends it's not there." They talk about their experiences in Sarajevo, in the trenches or abroad, about their dulled feelings, about the solidarity during the war. But despite Kabil's repeated attempts to find out who shot at them, the interviewees still lack the courage to discuss it. "We didn't shoot at ourselves" is one woman's way of evading the question. But to the question as to who won the war, the answer is unanimous: "No one."

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	FL Record 2672	Available	-	-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 2672 (HU_OSA_00004280.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format