The Sarajevo Syndrome
General information
- Call No.:
-
350-1-1:91/1
- Part of series
- HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
- Located at
- BetaSP NTSC #91 / No. 1
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00000091
- Date of air
- 1993-09-27
- Date
- 1993
- Level
- Item
- Primary Type
- Moving image
- Language
- English
- Notes
- Torture • Prison Camps • Destruction Civilian Property • Ethnic Cleansing • Military/Para-Military • Refugee/Ex-Pow ID
Content
- Form/Genre
- Television program
- Contents Summary
- The broadcast focuses on the psychological effects of war on Sarajevo's children. Through the children's drawings depicting the war, the reporter shows how the children react to the daily trauma of the war. Children are also shown playing war games and doing chores alongside their families, such as obtaining water daily. The latter portion of the broadcast discusses dissension within the U.S. State Department regarding the Balkans, showing former State Department workers criticizing their former senior officials. The report shows a contrast between the official line and actual events taking place in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Context
- Associated Names
- ABC (Copyright holder, Producer)