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The Lovers of Sarajevo (1993)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 22M

Director : Marcel Hanoun

Synopsis

Deeply moved by the Bosnian tragedy and, more specifically, by the nightmare that the inhabitants of Sarajevo have been living for two years, the filmmaker Marcel Hanoun, like other great creators (from Susan Sontag to Juan Goytisolo), wanted to give testimony. He has made a superb film-poem in homage to this young Bosnian couple (belonging to two enemy communities) that was killed by an anonymous sniper on Liberty Bridge, in the summer of 1993, as they were trying to flee from the besieged city. ("Le Monde Diplomatique", 1994)

Actors

Estelle Rosenfeld
Estelle Rosenfeld
Her
Jeff Einhorn
Jeff Einhorn
Him

Crews

Marcel Hanoun
Marcel Hanoun
Director
Marcel Hanoun
Marcel Hanoun
Writer
Erwin Huppert
Erwin Huppert
Cinematography
Pascal Toneguzzo
Pascal Toneguzzo
Sound
Jacques Mérienne
Jacques Mérienne
Assistant Director
Jean-Marc Manach
Jean-Marc Manach
Assistant Editor
Philippe Dayan
Philippe Dayan
Assistant Editor
Jack Jullian
Jack Jullian
Sound Mixer
Marcel Hanoun
Marcel Hanoun
Editor
Marcel Hanoun
Marcel Hanoun
Producer

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