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The Long Road through Balkan History
Documentary 58 minutes, HDV
Director: Zeljko Mirkovic
Year of production: 2010
Produced by: Dusan Gajic
Production: SeeTV
Versions:
Serbian
Two writers, Miljenko Jergovic from Croatia and Marko Vidojkovic from Serbia, set out on a tour with a Yugo car, the ultimate symbol of their common past, along a road crossing the Balkan, which was once known as the "Highway of Brotherhood and Unity".
It is a journey through the past, present and future, from Slovenia to Macedonia, via Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia. Our two drivers aim to look at their common past, find out how history has set them apart, and above all ask those along the way who can tell them about the political and historic context and where the highway of history will be taking them next.
“Our vision of history has been changed several times over last 50 years, following the changes in the current politics” says Zeljko Mirkovic, Film Director. “We have had many “historical truths” in that period and somehow lost the interest for the truths of others around us. This long journey of 3000 km in a small, red Yugo was our attempt to better understand the Other, but at the same time it helped us to see ourselves better”.
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Zagreb Dox Croatia (2010), Festival Balkan Trafik (2010), Beldocs Belgrade (2010), Sarajevo Film Festival (2010), Prizren Doku Fest (2010), Herceg Novi (2010), TV Fest Bar Montenegro (2010), East Silver Jihlava (2010), IDFA - Docs for Sale (2010), 7th Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Budapest (2010), Screening at the Serbian City Club London (2010), 4th SouthEast Europe Film Days, Münster (2011)
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