ENFF ON TOUR
Scream for me Sarajevo | September 23 | KINO Rotterdam
Bruce Dickinson in Sarajevo! One of the most exciting films from the Eastern Neighbours Film Festival 2017 selection, SCREAM FOR ME SARAJEVO, will be screened as part of ENFF ON TOUR on September 23 in KINO Rotterdam. The audience will hear more about this great documentary via special video message from Alex Elena, former Bruce Dickinson drummer. The film will be introduced by Rada Sesic, ENFF’s artistic director, and followed by cocktails and snacks after the screening. Come and join this special event in KINO Rotterdam.
Screening time:
Sunday, 23 September 2018 | 19:30
KINO
Gouvernestraat 129 – 133
3014 PM Rotterdam

A story about musicians who risked their lives to perform for people who risked their lives to live them. A triple winner at the Sarajevo Film Festival.

Synopsis

The first time Iron Maiden’s frontman Bruce Dickinson was in Sarajevo, the city was cut off from the world, its citizens brutally terrorized by sharp shooters, bombing and starvation. Right in the middle of a raging war, Bruce and his then solo band drove through the frontlines and gave a legendary concert in the Bosnian Culture Centre on December 14, 1994. After 963 days, or 23.566 hours, or simply 1.415.520 minutes of the siege of Bosnian capital, the British singer entered the stage and shouted ‘Scream for me Sarajevo’. What this gig meant to the audience and the band itself is told in this award winning film; one of the most valuable documentaries about the Sarajevo siege ever made.

FILM DETAILS

Original title: Scream for me Sarajevo
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year: 2016
Length: 95 min
Director: Tarik Hodzic
Screenwriter: Jasenko Pasic, Tarik Hodzic
Editing: Tarik Hodzic
Director of Photography: Amel Dikoli
Cast: Bruce Dickinson, Alex Elena, Chris Dale, Jasenko Pasic, Fedja Stukan, Erol Gagula, Milomir Kovacevic – Strasni, Alen Ajanovic, Mirza Coric
Producer: Adnan Cuhara
Production company: Prime Time

Een verhaal over muzikanten die hun leven riskeerden om op te treden voor mensen die hun leven waagden om te kunnen leven. Drievoudig winnaar op het Sarajevo Film Festival.

Verhaal

De eerste keer dat Iron Maiden’s frontman Bruce Dickinson in Sarajevo was, was de stad geïsoleerd van de wereld; burgers werden geterroriseerd door scherpschutters, bombardementen en hongersnood. Tijdens een woedende oorlog reed Bruce – met zijn toen soloband – door de frontlinies heen en gaf op 14 december 1994 een legendarisch concert in het Bosnisch Cultureel Centrum. 963 dagen, 23.566 uur of 1.415.520 minuten na de belegering van de hoofdstad van Bosnië kwam de Britse zanger het podium op en schreeuwde: ‘Scream for me Sarajevo’. Wat dit optreden betekende voor het publiek en de band zelf wordt verteld in deze bekroonde film; een van de meest waardevolle documentaires over de belegering van Sarajevo.

Festivals & Awards (selection)

Sarajevo Film Festival, 2016 – Special Jury Award, Human Rights Award, Audience Award for Best Documentary (scoring 4.98/5, the highest score ever awarded in the Film Festival’s twenty-one year history) | Solo Positivo Film Festival, Croatia 2017 – Jury Special Mention | Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden 2017 | LET’S CEE Film Festival, Vienna 2017 | Vilnius Film Festival, Lithuania 2017 | DokuArt Bjelovar – Audience Award, Young Jury Award | dokuMfest, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Best Documentary | Tuzla Film Festival – Best Documentary | Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, 2017 – Best Feature Documentary