BOSNIA HOTEL

1996, 52’
(direction, cinematography and co-production)
« When Samburu warriors of Kenya served in Bosnia as part of the U.N. peacekeeping
forces, they found a world quite different from their pastoral existence in their
homeland. They did not understand the reasons for the conflict, and upon their
return, filmmakers recorded their candid impressions of a culture so remote from
their own. Bosnia Hotel: Kenyan Warriors in Bosnia contrasts their stark world,
frequently seen as primitive, with that of an advanced society where people ruthlessly
killed one another, and even found targets among women and children. »
Alice Day, NY TIMES
Awards
Mention spéciale du jury and Mention spéciale du Prix Michel Mitrani at the
FIPA 1997 (Biarrtiz), Grand Prix Ciné ECO1997 in Seia (Portugal), Monterey
Bay Film Festival 2001 (USA), American Anthropological Association 1998
Festivals
Leipzig, Lussas, Media Nord-Sud, INPUT, Montréal
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