Seven Lillies-a story of Sarajevo

	Duration: 09:01 minutes Upload Time: 2006-08-17 19:12:13 User: brinci :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day
Description: SEVEN LILLIES introduces Adnan Rustempasic, a gentle man who was forced to pick up a gun when the Serbs began raining artillery shells down on Sarajevo. Adnan spent much of the siege helping defend a bitterly-disputed piece of territory, the Vrbanja (ver-ban-ya) bridge in the center of Sarajevo. The bridge, spanning the Miljacka (mil-yat-ska) river that runs through the city, separated the Serbs and the Bosnians and was a strategically important part of the city. The two sides faced each other and traded sniper and mortar fire from gutted buildings on both banks of the river. The area in front was a no-man's-land and designated free-fire zone. Anything that moved was shot. Scores of fighters on both sides died here, and the Serbs realized that their attempts to capture the bridge had ended in a bloody stalemate. It became a war of attrition, where both Serb and Bosnian soldiers fought to stay alive. SEVEN LILLIES also takes us to the infamous Lion cemetery, where Serb snipers and artillery gunners targeted citizens gathered to bury their dead. A woman cleans the grave of the famous Bosnian film director Hajrudin Šiba Krvavac. One summer day in 1993, about 1½ years after the beginning of the siege, Adnan Rustempasic was home from the frontline at his apartment. A neighbor's child knocked on his door and asked if Adnan's young son, Sanjin (san-yin), could come out to play in the courtyard of the apartment building. He said yes, as the day had been relatively quiet as far as the Serb shelling of the city was concerned. Four-year-old Sanjin and a group of playmates were having a good time, making good use of their opportunity to play outside as parents tried as much as possible to keep their children indoors for safety from snipers and shells. This was the day when Adnan's life changed forever. Produced and Directed by Roger M. Richards.
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Adiedus ::: Favorites As a Sarajevian I mourn for all the young we lost for all the beautifull young men and women we eaher lost or now are dealing with memories of the terrible days...what is hate compared to sadness we feel for all Bosnians that where lost being Serbian,Croatian or Bosnian ...sadness runs deeper than hate...ask a parent that has lost their child 07-10-16 23:20:10 __________________________________________________
TwoSquirtsOfPiss ::: Favorites Thank you for entirely missing the point of my comment. Did you even read it? To suggest that anybody who's ever experienced tragedy at the hands of a Serb is to forever hold a grudge against Serbs is utter ignorance. My grandfather loves Germans, even though he witnessed them slaughtering his relatives back in WW2. This is called not being a prejudice cunt. 07-10-12 02:06:05 __________________________________________________
DadaSarajka ::: Favorites mejdan2000, Get educated comments, so others can support you..... This comment like a lot of your comments not educated comments just a waiste of space and time. 07-10-12 02:02:25 __________________________________________________
DadaSarajka ::: Favorites Dont pick up a book and read it, depending who the author is you will get his side of the story. Read these forums and you will get the reality of what Balkan is really all about and why all of the conflits? 07-10-12 01:59:54 __________________________________________________
DadaSarajka ::: Favorites Bosnia is still standing and it will stand, but not because of you and people like you. Muslimani u bosni ne pordzavaju mrznju. Mi koji smo bili u ratu, izgubili najmilije u ratu izugbili ognjista i jos uvijek imamo volju za bolje sutra bez mrznje zbog nas Bosna postoji i postojace. Muslims religion doesnt teach you to hate, in fact you should try and forgive and respect others and their religions. 07-10-12 01:55:28 __________________________________________________
DadaSarajka ::: Favorites Have you been there.. Did you lose someone close in this war, did you fear for you life if not you dont understand and never will. We should never forget and by not forgeting we wont let it happen again. 07-10-12 01:52:32 __________________________________________________
BoSnIaK4ever ::: Favorites GREAT VIDEO ! SUPER VIDEO! 07-10-07 20:26:21 __________________________________________________
CrnaLeptirica ::: Favorites Great video. I've been to your website, you're doing amazing stuff. Thank you for doing this for us, it's greatly appreciated. May God bless you and the Rustempasic family. 07-09-26 17:09:37 __________________________________________________
TwoSquirtsOfPiss ::: Favorites What good does it do to hate on entire nations?! Why do people still get off on these dark age barberic anti-intellectualistic urges that are a slap in the face of individualism? Any Serb and Croat that supported the butcherings on their respective end is a complete and utter cunt, plain and simple. So keep the childish "Serbs=Hitler" comments to yourself, lest you enjoy making a fool of yourself. 07-09-21 21:24:08 __________________________________________________
serbkiller1942 ::: Favorites Hey Tusko kopile sto tolko mrizis balije kad si ti balija....Kopilsko Srmde govoris Turski sa Pasaluskim dajelectom. Kopile Srbi su istrjebljeni na Kosovskoj bitci a sta je ostalo su zene koje su Turski Pojebene. Znasli koji ti je pravi deda sto ti baku darinku izjeba. Neslusaj svok brdastog svinjskog svetog oca i bjezi daleko OKO ZA OKO DOLAZI USKORO. (* 07-09-19 15:05:57 __________________________________________________