Stolen Kosovo
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| Directed by | Václav Dvořák |
| Produced by | Alesz Bednarz |
| Written by | Václav Dvořák |
| Running time | 57 min. |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Language | Czech Serbian Albanian |
Stolen Kosovo (Czech: Uloupené Kosovo, Serbian: Украдено Косово, Ukradeno Kosovo) is a Czech language documentary by director Václav Dvořák (b. 1948), about the Serbian–Albanian conflict in Kosovo.[a]
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[edit] Plot
The documentary describes the situation in Kosovo, first in a short overview of the history of the area, followed by the 1990s conflicts and bombing of Serbia by NATO forces in 1999 and ending with the situation after the Kosovo War. The documentary focuses on 1990s in the time of Slobodan Milošević's rule as well as on numerous interviews of Serbian civilians and, less, of Albanian terrorists.
[edit] Broadcasting
Although the Czech Television (Česká televize) had been one of the sponsors of the documentary, it delayed broadcasting it several times, claiming the documentary was "unbalanced" and marked with "pro-Serbian bias", and so "the tone of the documentary could cause negative emotions"[1] Václav Dvořák, the director, responded that the same could be said for "Holocaust documentaries, where the Nazi Germany 'side' and 'views' were also appropriately ignored".[1]
The documentary producer, Aleš Bednář, additionally stated that it wasn't ruled out that some viewers could feel it was "unbalanced", but only because they had been "lopsidedly informed about Balkan conflicts through years, above all by television, but by other media as well."[2]
Its first broadcasting, scheduled for 17 March 2008, on the 4th anniversary of the ethnic clashes in Kosovo in 2004, was postponed until April, and was eventually broadcasted with a follow-up show analyzing the Kosovo conflict from the point of view of the Kosovo Albanians. The creators of the documentary published it on YouTube, where it is still available (as of September 2011). The film isn't listed on IMDb (as of November 2011).[3][4][5]
On 17 February 2009, the 1st anniversary since the self-proclaimed independence of Kosovo, Radio Television of Serbia aired Stolen Kosovo at 21:00 CET on its RTS1 channel. Before the documentary was aired, an interview with the creator was shown.
[edit] Notes and references
Notes:
| ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 88 UN member states. |
References:
- ^ a b WordPress: Czech Documentary: “Stolen Kosovo”
- ^ Danas: "Stolen Kosovo unbalanced" (Serbian)
- ^ Czech title search on IMDb (26. November 2008)
- ^ Serbian title search on IMDb (26. November 2008)
- ^ English title search on IMDb (26. November 2008)
[edit] External links
- Stolen Kosovo (online with English subtitles)
