WELCOME TO SARAJEVO
Michael Henderson, a British foreign correspondent is stationed in Sarajevo, during the war in Bosnia. The city is under siege from enemy artillery, positionned in the hills that circle the city. Henderson, his cameraman Greg ans producer Jane Carson, file regular reports from the city, for the television news in Britain. Henderson discovers an orphanage, situated on the front line, under continuous bombardment from artillery fire. Horrified by the terrible conditions the children live under, he repeatedly films reports from the orphanage urging the international community to take action to remove the children to safety. Frustrated by the lack of reponse and no longer able to maintain journalistic detachment, he determines to smuggle one of the children back to England.
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 100 minutes
Credits
- Michael WINTERBOTTOM Director
- Frank COTTRELL BOYCE Screenplay
- Daf HOBSON Cinematography
- Adrian JOHNSTON Music
- Trevor WAITE Editing
- Mark GERAGHTY Production Design