A Man Called Boat

Call Number
350-1-1:169/1

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:169/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #169 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000169
Original Title
Čamac
Date of production
1992-07
Date
1992
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
Bosnian, English

Content

Form/Genre
Documentary film
Contents Summary
This film 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 against 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. Some footage of Sarajevo and Bijeljina during initial outbreaks of the Bosnian conflict are also shown during his commentary.

Context

Associated Names
Žalica, Pjer (Director)
SaGA Production (Producer)