Twenty years after the end of the war, the film Siege (Le Siège), gives an insight into the time of the longest siege of a city in modern warfare.
Remy Ourdan, the correspondent of the French newspaper Le Monde, stayed for the first time in Sarajevo. For him, as well as hundreds of other journalists that were reporting from the besieged city in the heart of Europe, it was a special experience.
Shells and sniper bullets were falling on the capital city, people lived and died within the hoop. Everyday encounter with death and destruction, shortage of food, water, electricity and fuel, the cold and danger that was not stopping even for one second – all this was reflected on the daily lives of citizens.
After the war, Ourdan remained destined for BiH. In April 2012, twenty years after the beginning of the siege, Ourdan organized the first “peace” gathering of reporters in Sarajevo that resulted in the birth of a unique initiative. Their intention is to build WARM Center in Sarajevo – an institution dedicated to the honorable profession of war reporters.
Documentary film Le Siege was made as part of this major project, which was premiered last night on French television Arte.
First critics are excellent. The film lasts for 52 minutes and it shows everyday life in the besieged city through the eyes of ordinary citizens.
You can see clips from the film HERE.
(Source: Radiosarajevo.ba)
