A Man Called "Boat"

Call Number
207-2-1:9/1

General information

Call No.:
207-2-1:9/1
Part of series
HU OSA 207-2-1 Records of the Open Society Institute–Budapest: Publication Office: Video Recordings Relating to Activities of the OSI-Budapest
Located at
VHS PAL #9 / No. 1
Date of production
1992
Date
1992
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
Bosnian, English
Duration
9 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Documentary film
Contents Summary
This documentary recounts a story of a young man who deserts the special unit of the JNA and walks the distance from Belgrade to Sarajevo hoping to join the resistance to the aggression of the very army he left and in whose fold he spent five years of his youth. He is apprehended with the threat of being killed. With the help of a friend "Boat" he escapes the military prison where he was held in captivity. On his way to Sarajevo he crosses a river on the Bosnian border, makes an incredible journey through the occupied territories before finally accomplishing his goal - coming to Sarajevo and joining the resistance.

Context

Associated Names
SaGA Production (Copyright holder, Producer)