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Jean-Gabriel PériotScenariusz:
Jean-Gabriel PériotMuzyka:
Xavier ThibaultOpisy(1)
A searing account of the four-year siege of Sarajevo, which lasted from April 1992 to February 1996. Renowned French documentary filmmaker Jean-Gabriel Périot takes two different approaches to his film. First, he works exclusively with archival footage, letting us see the street fighting through the lenses of young filmmakers who defended the city with weapon and camera in hand. In the second part, the same people look back on the past a quarter century later. A sketch of the traumatic experiences of the civil war is thus transformed into a portrait of a wounded creative spirit. Facing Darkness is film as document and film as therapy; it asks whether, face to face with cruelty, we can escape the darkness. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(więcej)Recenzje (1)
The director of this documentary about the siege of Sarajevo cleverly splits the film into two parts. The first half features grainy footage from local enthusiasts wielding 90s-era amateur cameras —low quality, but with moments that hit hard. The second half revisits these clips with commentary from the original filmmakers. While the added context is insightful, the repeated footage can get a bit dull. A good concept, but the execution falters. Still, it prompted me to dig deeper into the era, reaffirming that the Balkan wars of the 90s were a horrific display of nationalism at its worst.
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