Quo vadis, Aida? (2020) - full transcript
Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp.
This story is based on real events.
Some of the characters are fictional, and some "scenes" and
dialogues are visualized for creative and dramatic purposes
Where are you going, Aida?
Europe - Bosnia - July 1995
Srebrenica is transformed into a spacious altar
Every second, three deadly shells land on the town
They just brought 17 victims to the hospital
They were accompanied by 57 injured people
Does anyone in the world watch
this tragedy taking place in Srebrenica?
... unprecedented crime
We are doing everything we can
They have been notified of an official warning
They have until 6 a.m. until they
withdraw all their heavy weapons
If they fail to do so, NATO planes
will "attack all their positions."
There is nothing more can be done at this time
Always the same
You always tell us this, but nothing ever happens
You said this three days ago when
the Serbian army entered the safe zone
And again two days ago when they besieged the town
I said they wouldn't get close to a centimeter
However, their tanks are approaching hour after hour
Wait a moment!
Now go ahead - why has "Srebrenica"
been made a safe international zone!
If the Serbs could enter as they like?
You keep telling us we are safe
But they are bombing the city
Their soldiers are in every village around the town
As I said, they were notified of an alarm
This has dire consequences
if they fail to act
Between 40 and 70 aircraft are in gear,
ready to begin the attack
On all the sites controlled by the
Bosnian Serb Army of the Republic
They will be wiped out
Do people have to move to shelters?
They are safe. They can stay home
What would happen if the planes did not come?
Will come.
Will come!
They have been informed of the UN alert
If they fail to comply,
they will be attacked at 6 am
You will be responsible for what you say
Tell him to be responsible for what he says
If the "Serbs" entered the town
Translate
I'm just a pianist
What did he say?
He said he's just a pianist
What?
- It means he's just a messenger.
Damn you and your filthy piano!
This meeting is over
No, it's not over!
- Wait, wait, calm down for a moment.
Thirty thousand lives are in
their hands! Don't be crazy
Faster!
Can I borrow your sneakers?
- .Yeah -
Pack this
Hurry up. I'm coming.
Come on! Come on!
- Hurry up!
Take them all!
Are you the mayor? - .Yeah -
Take it away
From there
All of them! All of them
Go upstairs!
Wait! Please wait
Go back! Wait! Wait
Just go to the main hall
Let the wounded turn to the right
Let the wounded turn to the right
Baho, have you seen my family?
- What? -
Did you see my family?
- They were right behind us when we left.
Where? In the truck? I don’t
know if they got on this truck.
Where is my son?
What is going on, Aida?
- .I do not know. I do not know -
Well, explain to everyone that we will
set up a hospital in the hall over there
Yes, and the operating room will be in the tent
I want all the beds here. Against the wall
Bring all the medicine you can carry
Doctor! Hey doctor
Aida, what is he saying?
There are more wounded people over there
in town, in the basement of the hospital
He told Karimans that there are
more people there. At a hospital in town
Doctor. I don't know where my family is
Can I go check them?
It won't take much time
Is other translator
available? I will search for it.
Okay! Hurry up.
- Well.
Tariq, have you seen my family?
- .No -
Do you have cigarettes - what is going on?
-
I do not know. I have no idea - Listen,
the doctor wants a translator.
I can't, I have to translate at the gate
Nermin, have you seen my family?
- No, I didn't see them.
Do you have any water? - No. -
Aida!
- Aida!
Have you seen my family?
Yes, we saw the little boy when we got in.
- Where? -
Aida, what will happen to us?
- I do not know. -
Aida, “My parents are outside!”
They wouldn't let them in
What?
- The Dutch have shut the gate. -
What do you mean by that?
Mom!
Where are you? - Mom! -
Where is your brother and father?
- Abroad. -
What? Why?
- I entered, but they stayed behind.
What do you mean?
- The Dutch have shut the gate. -
Shut it down?
Listen. Wait for me here. I will be right back
Nihad!
Hamdiya!
Aida!
Your family is here!
Where? - Back there!
Why didn't they let us in?
Ahmed, have you seen my family?
I am looking for Hamdiya.
We want to go to the jungle
Jungle?
If you see him, tell him to stay here
Maybe I can put you in. The
jungle is a better place than here.
Are you crazy? They cannot touch the United Nations
Go towards the gate!
Ah, damn it
Nihad!
Hamdiya!
Hamdiya!
Aida!
Go to the gate!
- We can't hear you!
Come to the gate!
Meet me at the gate!
From there?
Zolfo, what are you saying?
These are my son and my husband - can we come too?
-
- Wait,
no. No one else can be entered -
I beg you. It's my family.
It's not possible. I'm sorry -
I cannot provide special treatment
If I let them in,
everyone else will demand the same
What is going on? Wait here.
- Let's get in. Hey. Listen -
The base is full. No one can enter
My translation
Hear me all. The base is
full. No one else can enter
The base isn't full! There's
a lot of space available
Let's get in! Chetnik's forces are coming
What's wrong with
you? They will kill us all!
Where should all these people go? Where?
Please, Producers. I beg you
Listen, it's bad enough before. Okay?
If I let them in,
everyone will ask to come in
Then let them in.
- I have my orders.
Hi to the general
Congratulations, boys.
- Thank you, General.
Well done, heroes
Is our strength tracking progress?
- Yes, it's sweeping town.
It is ours
General!
The area has been cleared.
Do not hesitate to take the car
There is nothing wrong. I know that
Let him follow me slowly.
Zelle! Come on, Christch
Karla let's go!
Capture this science!
Take that flag down
I don't want it to fly in here.
Get it down. Bring it down
There, then let the photographer shoot that
Watch the neighborhood, boys
Watch the neighborhood.
Enter some buildings
Be careful
We are progressing without stopping
Remove that board, Silmanajic Street
Remove it
Faster! Don't make me repeat what I say twice
Take it with you. Don't act like an idiot
Let's go to Potochari!
- Let's say hello!
God damn hello!
We will keep moving. You can greet me later
We are here in Srebrenica,
Serbia, on the 11th of July 1995
On the eve of another great Serbian holiday
We present this town as a gift to the Serbian people
Did I say the word "Serbs" too often?
- Do not worry. I will edit it.
Did you shoot the background?
- Yes, I took her pictures.
Who the hell is shooting now?
Christch, call the United Nations!
If I heard a single bullet,
we would bomb their base! Tell them
I have 25,000 people here
No food, no water, and no toilets
No! You listen to me!
Listen to me! We need help
What is the logic of giving a warning if it is not fulfilled?
I call for air strikes
Yeah!
Yeah.
General Mladic is on the line
Colonel Karimans?
- You can't go in now.
It's urgent!
- Wait, please. I'll call out to you, Aida.
Come with me.
-... I need to talk to -
I need you now!
Major Franken,
my husband and son are near the gate
They don't want to let them
in. Can you get them in?
- This is not possible.
Please. This is my family -
Can you imagine if I let your
family in and dismiss all the others?
But what if the Serbs reached the base?
How will you keep them safe?
They will not allow us to use the toilets
They say we should do it here.
- Aunt, I'm just a translator.
But you have them, please
I really want to go
General Mladic is looking for civilian
representatives from among you
In order to negotiate with him
Are there any volunteers?
Someone has to represent you
Is there anyone?
They are not here. They may have fled to the woods
Muharram is there.
He was working as a company director. Can he go?
"Come on," Muharram
"They suggest that someone named him go," Muharram
He's a local businessman
I want two more people. Educated
My husband was a school principal
If he goes with you,
will you allow my family to enter the base?
We cannot let anyone else in
He is one of the most
educated people in Srebrenica
He speaks German
You won't find anyone who fits best here
Can I have two more actors?
Nobody wants to do that
Take my husband. It is the perfect choice
Okay.
Find a woman who can join him.
- I'll go.
You stay here. They
don't need our interpreter
You can bring your husband after dark. Else.
What I want from these crowds is for you to riot
Okay. I thank you
Yeah.
Yes, it will
Well who is he?
Aida
- This is my husband.
move ahead -
And my son - How are they allowed in and not allowed?
-
They have to go negotiate with Mladic - Can Ahmed come?
-
Why are they two? Who chose them?
- Wait. She will enter us too -
Can "Ahmed" come with us?
Calm down! Calm down
The gate! The gate
I do not understand. Why do we have to negotiate?
Mladic asked for it.
I don't want to go to him
To represent all these
people who chose me?
Why do not understand?
There was no other way to let you in
Why won't you go?
You know I'm not the right person.
- They have their own translator.
Take control of yourself. Okay?
When are we supposed to go?
When Mladic asks you
Seo, what did I tell you about smoking?
Mommy, god!
- Aida, let him do that.
What day is today?
- Who cares for that? -
It's Monday. No, Tuesday
The eleventh of July
eleventh?
My birthday is two days later
Congratulations!
Not yet!
When this is over, we will celebrate every day
I'm throwing a big party
We'll roast many sheep,
put up a tent, with the music
I'll take a thigh to enjoy it for months
Can you lower your voice a little?
Aida
Can you manage for them to go without me?
I don't know what to do!
- Nihad!
Daddy, the translator! O translator
I got birth water
I got birth water
Hey, now?
Breathe, breathe
Okay, pay off. I pay
Breathe with me - Have you ever had a baby?
-
Not at all - and you? -
No - We are three.
Pay! Why are you out now,
silly thing?
Couldn't you have chosen a better time to get out?
Come on, push, yeah
Yeah!
Here we are. We're almost done
Comment what?
Where is General Smith?
Okay, can anyone access it?
Then give me someone to represent him
Any exit plan?
No! No,
what happened about the air strikes?
Where is the Secretary General?
No. No. Sure, no. You have to
contact me with someone to talk to
Not everyone can be nonexistent
Are you telling me that the entire United
Nations chain of command is on vacation?
So what should I do?
..call
Contact our government
What will happen to us?
Do you think we are safe here?
I don’t know anywhere else
we could be safe if not here
This is my thinking
What do you want to do when you end the war?
I will go back to teaching at school
Be happiest there. what about you?
I will be drawn to another
war. I will be happier there
Shut up,
this war basically lasted too long
Do anything to run away from the kids
Is your family with you here?
- Yeah. Two sons -
Siou was seventeen.
If things were normal, he would have
graduated from high school next year
Hamdiya would be at the university now
All he cares about is his music
He joined the group. He
wants to be a pop singer
Good Choice. Something girls love so much
After only doctors, of course
Yes, but girls are in love with my youngest son
I know all mothers,
think their children are special
But it really is
Hey, there you go, my star
Why aren't you trying to get some sleep?
- I will.
I'll take care of that
Who will translate the negotiations?
- None of us.
Mladic has his own translator
Good, I was so scared
I really don't want to leave of here
Take it
Come on, it will make you feel comfortable
You live in the clouds, baby ♪
♪ And my voice can't reach you ♪
You haven't given love to anyone yet ♪
Well done, Master
You live in white clouds ♪
Get closer to this song ♪
I want to share with you ♪
Those little joys in a dream ♪
Those little joys in a dream ♪
Closer - Thank you, contestants.
The committee will now announce the winner
With the best hairdressing in
eastern Bosnia for "season 91/92"
... and the winner of this year's competition is...
The Aletsch clique!
Give me wine, I want to rest ♪
And bring the gypsies to the table ♪
Let them play .. Let them stir me up ♪
Since her eyes did not love me ♪
Gas!
Hey everyone! They are firing gas
Hey everyone! They want to suffocate us
They want to suffocate
us! They are firing gas
No! No. They are firing gas
No, no
... they want to... no
Get out of the way! Step aside
Get out of the way
Get off the road, please. I thank you
Get out of the way
Colonel!
Do you think they will let us go?
My service should have ended in April
My girlfriend is pregnant and may give birth at any time
Do you have children, Colonel?
- No. -
And you don't have a mistress.
Colonel, what happened about the warning?
They say we do not have to disturb the Serbs
Everyone's playing goofs
While I have to be mindful of this damn monster
Beast.
I will call him a ghoul, with your permission, Commander
Thank you.
Come Quickly! Quickly
Do you have a gun? Stand there
Are you sure?
- Yes I am sure. -
How about the lady?
- I don't have anything.
Women are the most dangerous
Wait here
Excuse me, but we - Shut up!
Follow me!
General, Mladic
The representatives here are the
representatives of the inhabitants of Srebrenica
According to Resolution 819,
Srebrenica is a safe area
Under the protection of the United Nations
Ma'am, what is your profession?
An economist. I have two
children and a grandson
With this young man and grandmother since now?
Yes, and I went to school with your classmate here
In that case, don't I need to introduce you to each other?
- No need. -
You can solve all problems yourself
Did you live in a romantic high school story?
- No. We were just close friends -
We didn't know that things were
going to come to this - but it did.
Actually -... Anila.
- "Beautiful." - "Anila" -
"Beautiful beautiful"?" -
Did you get involved in politics in Srebrenica?
- No. -
I only run an accounting department.
I have not joined any political party
And the guy sitting next to you?
I am called Nihad Silmanajic.
I used to work as a principal in
a secondary school in Srebrenica
Raise your voice.
My name is Nihad Silmanajic
I used to work as a principal in
a secondary school in Srebrenica
Basically, I'm a history teacher - are you with any political office?
-
Neither political nor
military. I am a civilian person
I was Muharram Kanovic. I
was a manager of a company
I was never involved in any political activities
I want to help you
However, since your army has been defeated,
I demand the full cooperation of civilians
There is no need for your people to die
Neither your husbands, nor your brothers, nor your neighbors
You can either survive, or perish
Stand to the other side
... for your survival, I ask
Of armed men
... even the perpetrators of war crimes
And a lot of them have committed it against us
To hand over their weapons to the
"Army of the Bosnian Serb Republic"
General
Civilian safety is our highest priority
What do you want?
We will respect the individual desires of all citizens
You can choose to either stay or leave
If you want to leave,
you can just tell us
You will provide the fuel,
and I will provide the machinery
I am talking about a large population
.. this is something that must be done
Deal with it
If you choose to leave
And I don't want to pressure you in any way
I have nothing against innocent people
General, if you need help from my soldiers,
they are ready to help you
Thank you for your offer
... But we don't have fuel,
we don't have fuel
We have not received any supplies since February
I'll be refueling
You can tell your Ministry of
Defense that your army is safe
Your forces will not be attacked
Historian!
Come on, relax. It would be
better for all of you to leave
General
The United Nations will
provide the escort buses
We will create an evacuation plan
You draw the plan, and I'll make the transfer
... as a man... and as a general
I guarantee the safety of innocent people
Give us some drinks, toast,
and some soda as well
Where is your leader?
Where is your leader?
It's in a meeting with your general
Are there civilians inside?
- Yeah. -
How many are there
About four or five thousand.
Soldiers?
- There are no soldiers.
There are no soldiers!
He said there were no soldiers, son of a bitch!
I want to come in.
- Our leader is not here.
But I'm here! I want to be there
Okay? - Wait. wait -
What? - Look at her. -
Come on! Come on! Come on
Hi!
We want to see if there are
any Muslim soldiers hiding inside
There are no soldiers. Just civilians
Nobody asked you to
I want to see with my own eyes
Sir. This is a UN compound.
He cannot enter it as often as I like
Especially not as a
gunman. I am the captain.
Give me the responsible
boy. They don't let us in
Speak in English
Speak in English!
Yes, I will have to speak English
Let them search the base, so they can see for
themselves that there are no Bosnian soldiers
Colonel, no armed personnel
is allowed inside the safe zone
He is left alone within our base
They just want to check
if there are any soldiers
If I let them in with the guns,
people would panic
This is not allowed.
I command you to let them in
Is over.
Thank you.
Stay calm!
They are just here to make sure no one is armed
Everything is under control
Hell! What a pigsty!
There are men here. I will search them now
What happened to your hand?
- I was chopping wood.
Chop wood?
Where is your uniform?
We are civilians - civilians? -
So who have we been fighting for the
past five years, children of prostitutes?
All are civilians
Are there weapons?
- No, there is nothing.
nothing? - I swear to you.
Listen to me
Is there any weapon with anyone?
- No. -
So if there is one shot
.. I confirm only one
That would be your end, okay?
Yes - Louder!
Yeah!
Are there weapons? - No. -
And you? - No. -
And you? - No me.. -
You are talking to
a Serbian soldier
Come close
Have you killed Serbs? - No. -
Why? Are you a coward?
He was not in the army
Look at this. Whoever
asked you anything?
Little girl! My little girl
Why is this little girl crying?
- She is hungry. -
Hungry?
Don't you have anything to eat here?
Later? -
You want them to starve to
death and then blame the Serbs?
Sons of whores!
- Oh, yes!
Bring bread for everyone.
I checked the place.
There are no soldiers here
Are you finished?
Leave everything.
Take only the essentials
Only the essentials, can you hear me?
Let's go.
Here!
We should have fled to the jungle.
The smart people have already left
They will fall directly into the hands of the Chetnik
I would die if I stayed here. I have to run
We can take the weapons of the UN soldiers - what are you saying?
-
Never even think about it
Get in here, come on
Let's go, now
Right Now!
The crew is only allowed
here. They cannot be here
Serbian soldiers inside the base
What? Franken let them in.
I need to hide them. My husband
went to negotiate with Mladic
Civilians are not allowed to
be here - only for a short period.
They can stay in that room. This
is the military observers office.
It is not a place for civilians... but the Serbs
are inside the base, with all their weapons -
You don't know they're here.
They won't be disturbing anyone
Peter, please
Just for a little while, okay?
Yes - Okay.
Thank you
Okay. Sit down
Here. Sit down
Siu, sit here.
Wait here. I'll be back
soon. I have to get out of here.
What are you talking about, Hamdiya?
We are safe here
What's wrong? We are safe
No, we're not. They
will kill us. It's not true.
They'll kill us.
- Calm, otherwise we'll get kicked out.
They'll kill us all.
They will kill us all
You treat us like fools.
It's always been like this
Stop it.
- Never give us the right to say.
You sent my father to Mladic!
- Stop it!
Aida?
Do you need anything?
- Yeah.. -
Take this.
Hamdiya
Everything will be fine, son
Hamdia! ”Hamdiya, dear.
Take care of your brother
Show us the straight path
Way, who bestowed on them
Is not wrath, and who lost
Invite people to a meeting
What happened?
- The civilians will be taken to a safe place -
Not to bring them back to "Srebrenica"?
- We can choose to stay.
Stay? Don't you see that all this was a show?
- Review what? -
He could have killed us if he wanted to,
so why did he meet us? Why did we talk?
Why did he negotiate with us? Do you see that what was negotiated?
-
He planned it a long time ago. We
negotiated the issue of people’s safety.
I can't stand this stupid woman!
Hold on! Slow down
Don't panic
You will be transferred to Cladani
Women and children must leave first
Just don't panic,
let the little kids! And the women go first
We don't want any child to be lost
Do not worry. No one will harm you
Thank you, General
What is your name?
- "Jasmine." -
Take. This is for you. I'll put it here
Can we have some? Please -
Leave my cow alone!
It's all of my life!
- The cow is in good hands!
Quickly! Quickly
Guys out there
But she's my wife!
- We want to interrogate you first.
And make sure you didn't kill the Serbs!
- Leave him alone!
Zolfo! Zolfo
Quietly! We don't load potatoes
Shut up!
Come on, let's go
Faster!
Your hands up
Come on! Hurry up
General!
General Mladic!
The agreement was that the
buses... would be escorted by us
And that everyone can choose.
If he wants to stay or leave
We haven't even completed an evacuation plan yet
Where is the plan?
We were not given any opportunity to equip one
Is this my problem?
We haven't even registered them yet,
where are the buses going?
You can set an escort for all buses
Nobody is stopping you from that
Put some of your men on each edge
... But the deal was
Men go there!
- No!
Mom!
Leave him! Bring
my son back to me!
The soldiers saw nine bodies behind the base.
- What?
They are interrogating the men and killing
them, two hundred meters from the base
How did you know that? I
heard someone say Karimans
Is Karimans here? - No. -
Where is he? - I do not know. -
Colonel Karimans!
Colonel Karimans!
"Go and meet Major Franken!"
No, we have to talk to you
They are killing people outside
Open the door!
No... Franken is who
You have to do something
Colonel Karimans
- Leave me alone.
Open the door!
... open
Does anyone know what's going on here?
Have you called the United Nations in New York?
Don't make it more complicated than it is
I am trying to do what I can
You promised us that the Serbs would not enter the town
..You will protect us.
- I don't promise anything.
I am doing my best. Srebrenica
a "safe international zone" -
And your mission is to protect the people
Where do they take them? Does anyone know?
My men have received orders to control the position of the buses
I do everything according to the authority available to me
Now please leave.
I have work to do
Instead of spreading rumors,
get busy with your own business
What did he say? Translate
We will leave with the Dutch
Keep an eye on
Hamdiya. He's really scared
I am the worst cowards
This is nonsense.
You survived in three and a half years
of war, and you will survive this as well
Let's just hold on to each other
You Muslim girls of prostitutes!
Whores!
You teacher, come here for a moment
Do not worry. We're not going to hurt you.
- No, thanks. I'm all right here -
My teacher was in high school.
- Yes -
Be kind
Where is Hamdiya?
He's not here, he's gone to the jungle
How's your mom doing, Billy?
- .It's okay -
Send her my peace.
- Your peace is worth, Master.
Send my greetings to your children, especially the little "Hamdiya"
See you later, heroine
Attention Please!
The evacuation of civilians outside the base has been completed
They will be taken to Cladani
Which is under the control of
the Bosnian army. They are safe
It's your turn now
You can start departing in
groups of five to get on the buses
Who gave the orders?
Why can't we return to Srebrenica?
Begin leaving the base in an orderly manner!
In groups of five people - this is not safe. Who will go with us?
-
Tell them. In groups of five people
Aida,
translate everything I have said
Translate
The evacuation of refugees abroad has been completed
Now, it's your turn
You can start leaving
the base in groups of five
Alhamdulillah, that is over
Hamdiya?
Hamdiya?
What? - What's wrong? -
No.
My head - your head? -
Will it benefit you if I hit you?
Take all sharp things out of
your pockets and your bags
Throw it into these containers
..Without any circumstance
Possess sharp tools
Anything sharp
Scissors. Pens. Pencils
What are you doing?
- Perhaps they hold a grudge for someone in the pictures.
Does dad have to get rid of his notebook?
- Where is he? -
Should it be destroyed as well?
- Give it to me. -
It contains a summary of each day of the war
Three and a half years of life!
- Nihad!
Aida?
What?
- What is your ID number? -
I can't hear you - what's your UN card number?
-
421 Why?
What do you do? - List. -
They are unable to read our names,
so they just asked me to write it down
Whose names?
Those who will leave the
base in the Dutch convoy
You're on the list - and my family?
-
No - what do you
mean? Add them to it -
Come on.
- Ask him first.
Peter, please add my family
to the list - UN staff only -
The Serbs don't know who works with the United
Nations. They want to see your identification cards.
We'll make cards for them.
I don't have a machine here.
Who owns it? - I do not know. -
I think Akbar's is making it
- Grow up.
- Yes.
"Hamdiya," "Saad," and "Nihad."
Is "Akbarz" here?
- No. There to the left -
Grow up? - Yeah? -
Where is the machine?
Which machine?
- That makes identification cards -
Is this the machine?
- No. It's that -
It's broken
I told you it was down
Listen! He crossed them off the list
Look
I couldn't do anything
Aida!
You can't go in. It's urgent.
There is a meeting!
- It's urgent!
Why did you drop my family from the list?
- You can't break into a meeting.
- Get out!
- Please put my family on the list.
We are dealing with thousands of lives now
If I add their names, I endanger the
safety of everyone who has UN cards
Do you want to put other
people's lives at risk?
Frankin,
I beg you. Don't send them out there
Take. You can delete my name
Aida, I'll check myself if your
sons are safely leaving here
Now, please, let's continue our work
Would you put them on the list?
- I will do my best. -
Push them in! Let's go
Come on!
All unauthorized persons
must now leave the UN base
We're on the list
What are the names?
- "Silmanajic." "Saad" and "Hamdiya" -
And “Nihad” and
“Aida.” - “Silmanavic” -
Silmanajic.
Only your name is on the list, so they have to leave
No. No. Please check it again
Yeah.
I'm sorry, we have to clear the base
This is something.
- They will not leave.
What..?
Please don't force me - Use it!
What difference does it
make if the Serbs or you kill us?
Franken told me they'd be on the list!
- Okay, but they're not on the list!
So the list is wrong.
- Franken gave me this list.
I was just with him
Your list is not updated. We
will stay. Ask Major Franken
They are not on this list - Didn't you hear what I said?
-
- Well, you!
- Stop it! De Haan, help me.
We're on the list
Well,
check it out again! We're on the list.
We are on the list
Stay here. Do not move
Neighbors!
- Hey, Mitar.
Honey, you are going from
that direction. You come with me
Where will he go?
- He will follow you directly.
I beg you! Please don't take it!
- Leave me alone!
- Let's go! Mitar,
please! Don't do that!
"Basim"!
"Basim"!
Bassem,
can you take my sons outside the base?
Please - they'll kill
them if they find them.
And they'll kill me too
Try to hide them in one of these trucks
.I'm sorry
They can hide under boxes
If the Serbs find them,
then we will at least try
There's no place for that cargo to
fill cars completely, don't you know?
Doctor! I want you to take my sons with you
What? I want you to
take my sons with you.
Maybe I accidentally caused them trouble
Three trucks of the wounded have left
No one has arrived at the hospital
And I have a very bad feeling about it
They just took them
Come here
I'll take them to meet Karimans
Aida, please take it with you.
I beg you!
Here!
Come on! Down there
- They can see us here.
I will come back to you
Enter.
The man is to the left,
the woman is to the right!
Come on! Come on
Give me this
Hurry up, people
You are! There is a man!
No! No
No Please. Don't
take it. It's just a kid
What the hell are you doing?
Who ordered you to do that?
Samer! Take my son back to
me! Where are you taking him?
This is an independent TV channel from Belgrade
Can you tell us what's going on?
You know what is happening. You
know very well what is happening
Good evening!
How are you? - Fine. -
How is your trip? Good.
Good evening!
Do you feel hot?
Do you know who I am?
- It's General Mladic.
- Shut up, you!
Get rid of your cigarette
You heard about me, and now you can see me
You have heard accounts of me, but they are not true
Fabrications
I am here to protect you
Their pictures are not me
You will be transported safely to Kladani!
I guarantee your life, and I forgive everything
I hope, but a good trip.
- Thank you.
I apologize that it came to this point
But you have to blame some -
the people among you, not me
Good luck,
and let's not fight anymore
Good luck children!
Live your life in peace
Leave my son alone!
Let me go
Aida!
Mom!
What are you doing?
Leave my children alone
Leave my children alone
Aida!
- Leave my children alone!
Calm down! - Relax!
- Leave my children alone!
Calm down! Calm down
Aida, tell your husband he can stay.
They can survive?
- No. Just your husband.
I have written down his name as the official refugee representative
His business meeting in the negotiations - And our two sons?
-
This is not possible.
Why is it not possible?
Why?
We abide by the rules here
So, it is up to him to
decide. He can stay or leave
Please take my children for me
I clarified well here.
They are not on the list
I beg you.
Put at least one of us on the list
I beg you. Put at least one of them on the list
I beg you.
At least put one of them on the list
I beg you.
You are asking me to do the impossible
Aida - They are taking
them to Kladaney - Franken.
They will be completely safe. Frankin,
please don't send my kids away.
Franken, I beg you! Franken,
I beg you
- Let them stay.
- That's all I can do.
Franken, let them stay. I
beg you -... all I can do -
Please Franken, let them stay!
- Stop begging!
Franken!
- I'm coming with you!
You can and must stay.
Do not worry.
I'll be with them.
I'll go with you!
- Everything will be fine. do not worry -
- Everything will be fine.
- I'll go with you!
I'll go with them
Stay here!
Don't go there!
- Leave me alone!
Don't go there
Do not do! They are my children
Master, you can't go there
Go back to base or else
they put you on another bus
Leave them alone
"See you!"
Hamdiya!
Where will they take them?
- I do not know. -
Don't do
Don't do
Don't do
Throw in your personal documents here!
Your hands are above your heads!
Now you will see the real movie
What are you staring at?
The real movie is about to start
Come on!
Come on!
Yeah? - Good evening. -
I am called Aida Selmanagic
Go ahead
You don't have to take off your shoes
Get in
Do you want coffee?
Please
I just made some cakes
for the kids. If you like some
... taste the cake... it's
still a little hot, however
Did you happen to find some of our pictures?
It happened
And I kept it. It's under the sofa
These are your possessions
... or what's left of it
Thank you.
Nobody has asked about this apartment in years
So we assumed that the owners were dead
They told us you'd come
back to teach at school?
Yes.
- Our son is in first grade.
Nicola!
Nicola!
Come. Say hello, son
Hi!
... I couldn't find the body of my two sons
Not my husband
Nobody tells us where they are buried
Please get from here as soon as you can
I'm not sure this is a good idea - not good for you, you mean?
-
The neighborhood is insecure.
- I have nothing left to lose.
Happy blessing.
Come. Take this who's
waiting for me at the door?
..brouwn
Mom!
For the women in "Srebrenica", and the 8372 slain of
their .. children, husbands, brothers, relatives, and neighbors
Film by Jasmila Zbanic
Some of the characters are fictional, and some "scenes" and
dialogues are visualized for creative and dramatic purposes
Where are you going, Aida?
Europe - Bosnia - July 1995
Srebrenica is transformed into a spacious altar
Every second, three deadly shells land on the town
They just brought 17 victims to the hospital
They were accompanied by 57 injured people
Does anyone in the world watch
this tragedy taking place in Srebrenica?
... unprecedented crime
We are doing everything we can
They have been notified of an official warning
They have until 6 a.m. until they
withdraw all their heavy weapons
If they fail to do so, NATO planes
will "attack all their positions."
There is nothing more can be done at this time
Always the same
You always tell us this, but nothing ever happens
You said this three days ago when
the Serbian army entered the safe zone
And again two days ago when they besieged the town
I said they wouldn't get close to a centimeter
However, their tanks are approaching hour after hour
Wait a moment!
Now go ahead - why has "Srebrenica"
been made a safe international zone!
If the Serbs could enter as they like?
You keep telling us we are safe
But they are bombing the city
Their soldiers are in every village around the town
As I said, they were notified of an alarm
This has dire consequences
if they fail to act
Between 40 and 70 aircraft are in gear,
ready to begin the attack
On all the sites controlled by the
Bosnian Serb Army of the Republic
They will be wiped out
Do people have to move to shelters?
They are safe. They can stay home
What would happen if the planes did not come?
Will come.
Will come!
They have been informed of the UN alert
If they fail to comply,
they will be attacked at 6 am
You will be responsible for what you say
Tell him to be responsible for what he says
If the "Serbs" entered the town
Translate
I'm just a pianist
What did he say?
He said he's just a pianist
What?
- It means he's just a messenger.
Damn you and your filthy piano!
This meeting is over
No, it's not over!
- Wait, wait, calm down for a moment.
Thirty thousand lives are in
their hands! Don't be crazy
Faster!
Can I borrow your sneakers?
- .Yeah -
Pack this
Hurry up. I'm coming.
Come on! Come on!
- Hurry up!
Take them all!
Are you the mayor? - .Yeah -
Take it away
From there
All of them! All of them
Go upstairs!
Wait! Please wait
Go back! Wait! Wait
Just go to the main hall
Let the wounded turn to the right
Let the wounded turn to the right
Baho, have you seen my family?
- What? -
Did you see my family?
- They were right behind us when we left.
Where? In the truck? I don’t
know if they got on this truck.
Where is my son?
What is going on, Aida?
- .I do not know. I do not know -
Well, explain to everyone that we will
set up a hospital in the hall over there
Yes, and the operating room will be in the tent
I want all the beds here. Against the wall
Bring all the medicine you can carry
Doctor! Hey doctor
Aida, what is he saying?
There are more wounded people over there
in town, in the basement of the hospital
He told Karimans that there are
more people there. At a hospital in town
Doctor. I don't know where my family is
Can I go check them?
It won't take much time
Is other translator
available? I will search for it.
Okay! Hurry up.
- Well.
Tariq, have you seen my family?
- .No -
Do you have cigarettes - what is going on?
-
I do not know. I have no idea - Listen,
the doctor wants a translator.
I can't, I have to translate at the gate
Nermin, have you seen my family?
- No, I didn't see them.
Do you have any water? - No. -
Aida!
- Aida!
Have you seen my family?
Yes, we saw the little boy when we got in.
- Where? -
Aida, what will happen to us?
- I do not know. -
Aida, “My parents are outside!”
They wouldn't let them in
What?
- The Dutch have shut the gate. -
What do you mean by that?
Mom!
Where are you? - Mom! -
Where is your brother and father?
- Abroad. -
What? Why?
- I entered, but they stayed behind.
What do you mean?
- The Dutch have shut the gate. -
Shut it down?
Listen. Wait for me here. I will be right back
Nihad!
Hamdiya!
Aida!
Your family is here!
Where? - Back there!
Why didn't they let us in?
Ahmed, have you seen my family?
I am looking for Hamdiya.
We want to go to the jungle
Jungle?
If you see him, tell him to stay here
Maybe I can put you in. The
jungle is a better place than here.
Are you crazy? They cannot touch the United Nations
Go towards the gate!
Ah, damn it
Nihad!
Hamdiya!
Hamdiya!
Aida!
Go to the gate!
- We can't hear you!
Come to the gate!
Meet me at the gate!
From there?
Zolfo, what are you saying?
These are my son and my husband - can we come too?
-
- Wait,
no. No one else can be entered -
I beg you. It's my family.
It's not possible. I'm sorry -
I cannot provide special treatment
If I let them in,
everyone else will demand the same
What is going on? Wait here.
- Let's get in. Hey. Listen -
The base is full. No one can enter
My translation
Hear me all. The base is
full. No one else can enter
The base isn't full! There's
a lot of space available
Let's get in! Chetnik's forces are coming
What's wrong with
you? They will kill us all!
Where should all these people go? Where?
Please, Producers. I beg you
Listen, it's bad enough before. Okay?
If I let them in,
everyone will ask to come in
Then let them in.
- I have my orders.
Hi to the general
Congratulations, boys.
- Thank you, General.
Well done, heroes
Is our strength tracking progress?
- Yes, it's sweeping town.
It is ours
General!
The area has been cleared.
Do not hesitate to take the car
There is nothing wrong. I know that
Let him follow me slowly.
Zelle! Come on, Christch
Karla let's go!
Capture this science!
Take that flag down
I don't want it to fly in here.
Get it down. Bring it down
There, then let the photographer shoot that
Watch the neighborhood, boys
Watch the neighborhood.
Enter some buildings
Be careful
We are progressing without stopping
Remove that board, Silmanajic Street
Remove it
Faster! Don't make me repeat what I say twice
Take it with you. Don't act like an idiot
Let's go to Potochari!
- Let's say hello!
God damn hello!
We will keep moving. You can greet me later
We are here in Srebrenica,
Serbia, on the 11th of July 1995
On the eve of another great Serbian holiday
We present this town as a gift to the Serbian people
Did I say the word "Serbs" too often?
- Do not worry. I will edit it.
Did you shoot the background?
- Yes, I took her pictures.
Who the hell is shooting now?
Christch, call the United Nations!
If I heard a single bullet,
we would bomb their base! Tell them
I have 25,000 people here
No food, no water, and no toilets
No! You listen to me!
Listen to me! We need help
What is the logic of giving a warning if it is not fulfilled?
I call for air strikes
Yeah!
Yeah.
General Mladic is on the line
Colonel Karimans?
- You can't go in now.
It's urgent!
- Wait, please. I'll call out to you, Aida.
Come with me.
-... I need to talk to -
I need you now!
Major Franken,
my husband and son are near the gate
They don't want to let them
in. Can you get them in?
- This is not possible.
Please. This is my family -
Can you imagine if I let your
family in and dismiss all the others?
But what if the Serbs reached the base?
How will you keep them safe?
They will not allow us to use the toilets
They say we should do it here.
- Aunt, I'm just a translator.
But you have them, please
I really want to go
General Mladic is looking for civilian
representatives from among you
In order to negotiate with him
Are there any volunteers?
Someone has to represent you
Is there anyone?
They are not here. They may have fled to the woods
Muharram is there.
He was working as a company director. Can he go?
"Come on," Muharram
"They suggest that someone named him go," Muharram
He's a local businessman
I want two more people. Educated
My husband was a school principal
If he goes with you,
will you allow my family to enter the base?
We cannot let anyone else in
He is one of the most
educated people in Srebrenica
He speaks German
You won't find anyone who fits best here
Can I have two more actors?
Nobody wants to do that
Take my husband. It is the perfect choice
Okay.
Find a woman who can join him.
- I'll go.
You stay here. They
don't need our interpreter
You can bring your husband after dark. Else.
What I want from these crowds is for you to riot
Okay. I thank you
Yeah.
Yes, it will
Well who is he?
Aida
- This is my husband.
move ahead -
And my son - How are they allowed in and not allowed?
-
They have to go negotiate with Mladic - Can Ahmed come?
-
Why are they two? Who chose them?
- Wait. She will enter us too -
Can "Ahmed" come with us?
Calm down! Calm down
The gate! The gate
I do not understand. Why do we have to negotiate?
Mladic asked for it.
I don't want to go to him
To represent all these
people who chose me?
Why do not understand?
There was no other way to let you in
Why won't you go?
You know I'm not the right person.
- They have their own translator.
Take control of yourself. Okay?
When are we supposed to go?
When Mladic asks you
Seo, what did I tell you about smoking?
Mommy, god!
- Aida, let him do that.
What day is today?
- Who cares for that? -
It's Monday. No, Tuesday
The eleventh of July
eleventh?
My birthday is two days later
Congratulations!
Not yet!
When this is over, we will celebrate every day
I'm throwing a big party
We'll roast many sheep,
put up a tent, with the music
I'll take a thigh to enjoy it for months
Can you lower your voice a little?
Aida
Can you manage for them to go without me?
I don't know what to do!
- Nihad!
Daddy, the translator! O translator
I got birth water
I got birth water
Hey, now?
Breathe, breathe
Okay, pay off. I pay
Breathe with me - Have you ever had a baby?
-
Not at all - and you? -
No - We are three.
Pay! Why are you out now,
silly thing?
Couldn't you have chosen a better time to get out?
Come on, push, yeah
Yeah!
Here we are. We're almost done
Comment what?
Where is General Smith?
Okay, can anyone access it?
Then give me someone to represent him
Any exit plan?
No! No,
what happened about the air strikes?
Where is the Secretary General?
No. No. Sure, no. You have to
contact me with someone to talk to
Not everyone can be nonexistent
Are you telling me that the entire United
Nations chain of command is on vacation?
So what should I do?
..call
Contact our government
What will happen to us?
Do you think we are safe here?
I don’t know anywhere else
we could be safe if not here
This is my thinking
What do you want to do when you end the war?
I will go back to teaching at school
Be happiest there. what about you?
I will be drawn to another
war. I will be happier there
Shut up,
this war basically lasted too long
Do anything to run away from the kids
Is your family with you here?
- Yeah. Two sons -
Siou was seventeen.
If things were normal, he would have
graduated from high school next year
Hamdiya would be at the university now
All he cares about is his music
He joined the group. He
wants to be a pop singer
Good Choice. Something girls love so much
After only doctors, of course
Yes, but girls are in love with my youngest son
I know all mothers,
think their children are special
But it really is
Hey, there you go, my star
Why aren't you trying to get some sleep?
- I will.
I'll take care of that
Who will translate the negotiations?
- None of us.
Mladic has his own translator
Good, I was so scared
I really don't want to leave of here
Take it
Come on, it will make you feel comfortable
You live in the clouds, baby ♪
♪ And my voice can't reach you ♪
You haven't given love to anyone yet ♪
Well done, Master
You live in white clouds ♪
Get closer to this song ♪
I want to share with you ♪
Those little joys in a dream ♪
Those little joys in a dream ♪
Closer - Thank you, contestants.
The committee will now announce the winner
With the best hairdressing in
eastern Bosnia for "season 91/92"
... and the winner of this year's competition is...
The Aletsch clique!
Give me wine, I want to rest ♪
And bring the gypsies to the table ♪
Let them play .. Let them stir me up ♪
Since her eyes did not love me ♪
Gas!
Hey everyone! They are firing gas
Hey everyone! They want to suffocate us
They want to suffocate
us! They are firing gas
No! No. They are firing gas
No, no
... they want to... no
Get out of the way! Step aside
Get out of the way
Get off the road, please. I thank you
Get out of the way
Colonel!
Do you think they will let us go?
My service should have ended in April
My girlfriend is pregnant and may give birth at any time
Do you have children, Colonel?
- No. -
And you don't have a mistress.
Colonel, what happened about the warning?
They say we do not have to disturb the Serbs
Everyone's playing goofs
While I have to be mindful of this damn monster
Beast.
I will call him a ghoul, with your permission, Commander
Thank you.
Come Quickly! Quickly
Do you have a gun? Stand there
Are you sure?
- Yes I am sure. -
How about the lady?
- I don't have anything.
Women are the most dangerous
Wait here
Excuse me, but we - Shut up!
Follow me!
General, Mladic
The representatives here are the
representatives of the inhabitants of Srebrenica
According to Resolution 819,
Srebrenica is a safe area
Under the protection of the United Nations
Ma'am, what is your profession?
An economist. I have two
children and a grandson
With this young man and grandmother since now?
Yes, and I went to school with your classmate here
In that case, don't I need to introduce you to each other?
- No need. -
You can solve all problems yourself
Did you live in a romantic high school story?
- No. We were just close friends -
We didn't know that things were
going to come to this - but it did.
Actually -... Anila.
- "Beautiful." - "Anila" -
"Beautiful beautiful"?" -
Did you get involved in politics in Srebrenica?
- No. -
I only run an accounting department.
I have not joined any political party
And the guy sitting next to you?
I am called Nihad Silmanajic.
I used to work as a principal in
a secondary school in Srebrenica
Raise your voice.
My name is Nihad Silmanajic
I used to work as a principal in
a secondary school in Srebrenica
Basically, I'm a history teacher - are you with any political office?
-
Neither political nor
military. I am a civilian person
I was Muharram Kanovic. I
was a manager of a company
I was never involved in any political activities
I want to help you
However, since your army has been defeated,
I demand the full cooperation of civilians
There is no need for your people to die
Neither your husbands, nor your brothers, nor your neighbors
You can either survive, or perish
Stand to the other side
... for your survival, I ask
Of armed men
... even the perpetrators of war crimes
And a lot of them have committed it against us
To hand over their weapons to the
"Army of the Bosnian Serb Republic"
General
Civilian safety is our highest priority
What do you want?
We will respect the individual desires of all citizens
You can choose to either stay or leave
If you want to leave,
you can just tell us
You will provide the fuel,
and I will provide the machinery
I am talking about a large population
.. this is something that must be done
Deal with it
If you choose to leave
And I don't want to pressure you in any way
I have nothing against innocent people
General, if you need help from my soldiers,
they are ready to help you
Thank you for your offer
... But we don't have fuel,
we don't have fuel
We have not received any supplies since February
I'll be refueling
You can tell your Ministry of
Defense that your army is safe
Your forces will not be attacked
Historian!
Come on, relax. It would be
better for all of you to leave
General
The United Nations will
provide the escort buses
We will create an evacuation plan
You draw the plan, and I'll make the transfer
... as a man... and as a general
I guarantee the safety of innocent people
Give us some drinks, toast,
and some soda as well
Where is your leader?
Where is your leader?
It's in a meeting with your general
Are there civilians inside?
- Yeah. -
How many are there
About four or five thousand.
Soldiers?
- There are no soldiers.
There are no soldiers!
He said there were no soldiers, son of a bitch!
I want to come in.
- Our leader is not here.
But I'm here! I want to be there
Okay? - Wait. wait -
What? - Look at her. -
Come on! Come on! Come on
Hi!
We want to see if there are
any Muslim soldiers hiding inside
There are no soldiers. Just civilians
Nobody asked you to
I want to see with my own eyes
Sir. This is a UN compound.
He cannot enter it as often as I like
Especially not as a
gunman. I am the captain.
Give me the responsible
boy. They don't let us in
Speak in English
Speak in English!
Yes, I will have to speak English
Let them search the base, so they can see for
themselves that there are no Bosnian soldiers
Colonel, no armed personnel
is allowed inside the safe zone
He is left alone within our base
They just want to check
if there are any soldiers
If I let them in with the guns,
people would panic
This is not allowed.
I command you to let them in
Is over.
Thank you.
Stay calm!
They are just here to make sure no one is armed
Everything is under control
Hell! What a pigsty!
There are men here. I will search them now
What happened to your hand?
- I was chopping wood.
Chop wood?
Where is your uniform?
We are civilians - civilians? -
So who have we been fighting for the
past five years, children of prostitutes?
All are civilians
Are there weapons?
- No, there is nothing.
nothing? - I swear to you.
Listen to me
Is there any weapon with anyone?
- No. -
So if there is one shot
.. I confirm only one
That would be your end, okay?
Yes - Louder!
Yeah!
Are there weapons? - No. -
And you? - No. -
And you? - No me.. -
You are talking to
a Serbian soldier
Come close
Have you killed Serbs? - No. -
Why? Are you a coward?
He was not in the army
Look at this. Whoever
asked you anything?
Little girl! My little girl
Why is this little girl crying?
- She is hungry. -
Hungry?
Don't you have anything to eat here?
Later? -
You want them to starve to
death and then blame the Serbs?
Sons of whores!
- Oh, yes!
Bring bread for everyone.
I checked the place.
There are no soldiers here
Are you finished?
Leave everything.
Take only the essentials
Only the essentials, can you hear me?
Let's go.
Here!
We should have fled to the jungle.
The smart people have already left
They will fall directly into the hands of the Chetnik
I would die if I stayed here. I have to run
We can take the weapons of the UN soldiers - what are you saying?
-
Never even think about it
Get in here, come on
Let's go, now
Right Now!
The crew is only allowed
here. They cannot be here
Serbian soldiers inside the base
What? Franken let them in.
I need to hide them. My husband
went to negotiate with Mladic
Civilians are not allowed to
be here - only for a short period.
They can stay in that room. This
is the military observers office.
It is not a place for civilians... but the Serbs
are inside the base, with all their weapons -
You don't know they're here.
They won't be disturbing anyone
Peter, please
Just for a little while, okay?
Yes - Okay.
Thank you
Okay. Sit down
Here. Sit down
Siu, sit here.
Wait here. I'll be back
soon. I have to get out of here.
What are you talking about, Hamdiya?
We are safe here
What's wrong? We are safe
No, we're not. They
will kill us. It's not true.
They'll kill us.
- Calm, otherwise we'll get kicked out.
They'll kill us all.
They will kill us all
You treat us like fools.
It's always been like this
Stop it.
- Never give us the right to say.
You sent my father to Mladic!
- Stop it!
Aida?
Do you need anything?
- Yeah.. -
Take this.
Hamdiya
Everything will be fine, son
Hamdia! ”Hamdiya, dear.
Take care of your brother
Show us the straight path
Way, who bestowed on them
Is not wrath, and who lost
Invite people to a meeting
What happened?
- The civilians will be taken to a safe place -
Not to bring them back to "Srebrenica"?
- We can choose to stay.
Stay? Don't you see that all this was a show?
- Review what? -
He could have killed us if he wanted to,
so why did he meet us? Why did we talk?
Why did he negotiate with us? Do you see that what was negotiated?
-
He planned it a long time ago. We
negotiated the issue of people’s safety.
I can't stand this stupid woman!
Hold on! Slow down
Don't panic
You will be transferred to Cladani
Women and children must leave first
Just don't panic,
let the little kids! And the women go first
We don't want any child to be lost
Do not worry. No one will harm you
Thank you, General
What is your name?
- "Jasmine." -
Take. This is for you. I'll put it here
Can we have some? Please -
Leave my cow alone!
It's all of my life!
- The cow is in good hands!
Quickly! Quickly
Guys out there
But she's my wife!
- We want to interrogate you first.
And make sure you didn't kill the Serbs!
- Leave him alone!
Zolfo! Zolfo
Quietly! We don't load potatoes
Shut up!
Come on, let's go
Faster!
Your hands up
Come on! Hurry up
General!
General Mladic!
The agreement was that the
buses... would be escorted by us
And that everyone can choose.
If he wants to stay or leave
We haven't even completed an evacuation plan yet
Where is the plan?
We were not given any opportunity to equip one
Is this my problem?
We haven't even registered them yet,
where are the buses going?
You can set an escort for all buses
Nobody is stopping you from that
Put some of your men on each edge
... But the deal was
Men go there!
- No!
Mom!
Leave him! Bring
my son back to me!
The soldiers saw nine bodies behind the base.
- What?
They are interrogating the men and killing
them, two hundred meters from the base
How did you know that? I
heard someone say Karimans
Is Karimans here? - No. -
Where is he? - I do not know. -
Colonel Karimans!
Colonel Karimans!
"Go and meet Major Franken!"
No, we have to talk to you
They are killing people outside
Open the door!
No... Franken is who
You have to do something
Colonel Karimans
- Leave me alone.
Open the door!
... open
Does anyone know what's going on here?
Have you called the United Nations in New York?
Don't make it more complicated than it is
I am trying to do what I can
You promised us that the Serbs would not enter the town
..You will protect us.
- I don't promise anything.
I am doing my best. Srebrenica
a "safe international zone" -
And your mission is to protect the people
Where do they take them? Does anyone know?
My men have received orders to control the position of the buses
I do everything according to the authority available to me
Now please leave.
I have work to do
Instead of spreading rumors,
get busy with your own business
What did he say? Translate
We will leave with the Dutch
Keep an eye on
Hamdiya. He's really scared
I am the worst cowards
This is nonsense.
You survived in three and a half years
of war, and you will survive this as well
Let's just hold on to each other
You Muslim girls of prostitutes!
Whores!
You teacher, come here for a moment
Do not worry. We're not going to hurt you.
- No, thanks. I'm all right here -
My teacher was in high school.
- Yes -
Be kind
Where is Hamdiya?
He's not here, he's gone to the jungle
How's your mom doing, Billy?
- .It's okay -
Send her my peace.
- Your peace is worth, Master.
Send my greetings to your children, especially the little "Hamdiya"
See you later, heroine
Attention Please!
The evacuation of civilians outside the base has been completed
They will be taken to Cladani
Which is under the control of
the Bosnian army. They are safe
It's your turn now
You can start departing in
groups of five to get on the buses
Who gave the orders?
Why can't we return to Srebrenica?
Begin leaving the base in an orderly manner!
In groups of five people - this is not safe. Who will go with us?
-
Tell them. In groups of five people
Aida,
translate everything I have said
Translate
The evacuation of refugees abroad has been completed
Now, it's your turn
You can start leaving
the base in groups of five
Alhamdulillah, that is over
Hamdiya?
Hamdiya?
What? - What's wrong? -
No.
My head - your head? -
Will it benefit you if I hit you?
Take all sharp things out of
your pockets and your bags
Throw it into these containers
..Without any circumstance
Possess sharp tools
Anything sharp
Scissors. Pens. Pencils
What are you doing?
- Perhaps they hold a grudge for someone in the pictures.
Does dad have to get rid of his notebook?
- Where is he? -
Should it be destroyed as well?
- Give it to me. -
It contains a summary of each day of the war
Three and a half years of life!
- Nihad!
Aida?
What?
- What is your ID number? -
I can't hear you - what's your UN card number?
-
421 Why?
What do you do? - List. -
They are unable to read our names,
so they just asked me to write it down
Whose names?
Those who will leave the
base in the Dutch convoy
You're on the list - and my family?
-
No - what do you
mean? Add them to it -
Come on.
- Ask him first.
Peter, please add my family
to the list - UN staff only -
The Serbs don't know who works with the United
Nations. They want to see your identification cards.
We'll make cards for them.
I don't have a machine here.
Who owns it? - I do not know. -
I think Akbar's is making it
- Grow up.
- Yes.
"Hamdiya," "Saad," and "Nihad."
Is "Akbarz" here?
- No. There to the left -
Grow up? - Yeah? -
Where is the machine?
Which machine?
- That makes identification cards -
Is this the machine?
- No. It's that -
It's broken
I told you it was down
Listen! He crossed them off the list
Look
I couldn't do anything
Aida!
You can't go in. It's urgent.
There is a meeting!
- It's urgent!
Why did you drop my family from the list?
- You can't break into a meeting.
- Get out!
- Please put my family on the list.
We are dealing with thousands of lives now
If I add their names, I endanger the
safety of everyone who has UN cards
Do you want to put other
people's lives at risk?
Frankin,
I beg you. Don't send them out there
Take. You can delete my name
Aida, I'll check myself if your
sons are safely leaving here
Now, please, let's continue our work
Would you put them on the list?
- I will do my best. -
Push them in! Let's go
Come on!
All unauthorized persons
must now leave the UN base
We're on the list
What are the names?
- "Silmanajic." "Saad" and "Hamdiya" -
And “Nihad” and
“Aida.” - “Silmanavic” -
Silmanajic.
Only your name is on the list, so they have to leave
No. No. Please check it again
Yeah.
I'm sorry, we have to clear the base
This is something.
- They will not leave.
What..?
Please don't force me - Use it!
What difference does it
make if the Serbs or you kill us?
Franken told me they'd be on the list!
- Okay, but they're not on the list!
So the list is wrong.
- Franken gave me this list.
I was just with him
Your list is not updated. We
will stay. Ask Major Franken
They are not on this list - Didn't you hear what I said?
-
- Well, you!
- Stop it! De Haan, help me.
We're on the list
Well,
check it out again! We're on the list.
We are on the list
Stay here. Do not move
Neighbors!
- Hey, Mitar.
Honey, you are going from
that direction. You come with me
Where will he go?
- He will follow you directly.
I beg you! Please don't take it!
- Leave me alone!
- Let's go! Mitar,
please! Don't do that!
"Basim"!
"Basim"!
Bassem,
can you take my sons outside the base?
Please - they'll kill
them if they find them.
And they'll kill me too
Try to hide them in one of these trucks
.I'm sorry
They can hide under boxes
If the Serbs find them,
then we will at least try
There's no place for that cargo to
fill cars completely, don't you know?
Doctor! I want you to take my sons with you
What? I want you to
take my sons with you.
Maybe I accidentally caused them trouble
Three trucks of the wounded have left
No one has arrived at the hospital
And I have a very bad feeling about it
They just took them
Come here
I'll take them to meet Karimans
Aida, please take it with you.
I beg you!
Here!
Come on! Down there
- They can see us here.
I will come back to you
Enter.
The man is to the left,
the woman is to the right!
Come on! Come on
Give me this
Hurry up, people
You are! There is a man!
No! No
No Please. Don't
take it. It's just a kid
What the hell are you doing?
Who ordered you to do that?
Samer! Take my son back to
me! Where are you taking him?
This is an independent TV channel from Belgrade
Can you tell us what's going on?
You know what is happening. You
know very well what is happening
Good evening!
How are you? - Fine. -
How is your trip? Good.
Good evening!
Do you feel hot?
Do you know who I am?
- It's General Mladic.
- Shut up, you!
Get rid of your cigarette
You heard about me, and now you can see me
You have heard accounts of me, but they are not true
Fabrications
I am here to protect you
Their pictures are not me
You will be transported safely to Kladani!
I guarantee your life, and I forgive everything
I hope, but a good trip.
- Thank you.
I apologize that it came to this point
But you have to blame some -
the people among you, not me
Good luck,
and let's not fight anymore
Good luck children!
Live your life in peace
Leave my son alone!
Let me go
Aida!
Mom!
What are you doing?
Leave my children alone
Leave my children alone
Aida!
- Leave my children alone!
Calm down! - Relax!
- Leave my children alone!
Calm down! Calm down
Aida, tell your husband he can stay.
They can survive?
- No. Just your husband.
I have written down his name as the official refugee representative
His business meeting in the negotiations - And our two sons?
-
This is not possible.
Why is it not possible?
Why?
We abide by the rules here
So, it is up to him to
decide. He can stay or leave
Please take my children for me
I clarified well here.
They are not on the list
I beg you.
Put at least one of us on the list
I beg you. Put at least one of them on the list
I beg you.
At least put one of them on the list
I beg you.
You are asking me to do the impossible
Aida - They are taking
them to Kladaney - Franken.
They will be completely safe. Frankin,
please don't send my kids away.
Franken, I beg you! Franken,
I beg you
- Let them stay.
- That's all I can do.
Franken, let them stay. I
beg you -... all I can do -
Please Franken, let them stay!
- Stop begging!
Franken!
- I'm coming with you!
You can and must stay.
Do not worry.
I'll be with them.
I'll go with you!
- Everything will be fine. do not worry -
- Everything will be fine.
- I'll go with you!
I'll go with them
Stay here!
Don't go there!
- Leave me alone!
Don't go there
Do not do! They are my children
Master, you can't go there
Go back to base or else
they put you on another bus
Leave them alone
"See you!"
Hamdiya!
Where will they take them?
- I do not know. -
Don't do
Don't do
Don't do
Throw in your personal documents here!
Your hands are above your heads!
Now you will see the real movie
What are you staring at?
The real movie is about to start
Come on!
Come on!
Yeah? - Good evening. -
I am called Aida Selmanagic
Go ahead
You don't have to take off your shoes
Get in
Do you want coffee?
Please
I just made some cakes
for the kids. If you like some
... taste the cake... it's
still a little hot, however
Did you happen to find some of our pictures?
It happened
And I kept it. It's under the sofa
These are your possessions
... or what's left of it
Thank you.
Nobody has asked about this apartment in years
So we assumed that the owners were dead
They told us you'd come
back to teach at school?
Yes.
- Our son is in first grade.
Nicola!
Nicola!
Come. Say hello, son
Hi!
... I couldn't find the body of my two sons
Not my husband
Nobody tells us where they are buried
Please get from here as soon as you can
I'm not sure this is a good idea - not good for you, you mean?
-
The neighborhood is insecure.
- I have nothing left to lose.
Happy blessing.
Come. Take this who's
waiting for me at the door?
..brouwn
Mom!
For the women in "Srebrenica", and the 8372 slain of
their .. children, husbands, brothers, relatives, and neighbors
Film by Jasmila Zbanic