Inn a State of Siege (met introductie en nagesprek)

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INN A STATE OF SIEGE (with short introduction and post-screening discussion) 'Inn a State of Siege' tells the remarkable, true story of Mustafa, Ismet, and Faruk – three ordinary men who worked at the legendary Holiday Inn hotel in Sarajevo during the brutal siege of the city from 1992 to 1995, the longest capital siege in modern history. The battered hotel remained open and served as a base for foreign journalists reporting on the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It... was dangerously exposed to the notorious 'Sniper Alley', the main boulevard where Bosnian Serb snipers fired at anything that moved. Amidst daily shelling and constant danger, chef Mustafa, waiter Faruk, and driver Ismet risked their lives to keep the hotel running and, in doing so, support not only the hotel but also the people around them. Thirty years later, this story explores how surviving under siege shaped them, their sons, and the generations of Bosnians who inherited both the trauma and the resilience of war. DOCUMENTARY The Netherlands & Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2026 | 65' Bosnian spoken, Dutch subtitles

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