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Radio Freedom

A war-time drama that explores the life of an amateur radio operator in besieged Sarajevo and his struggle to survive the madness around him.

An amateur radio operator lives alone in a besieged city torn by the war, away from his wife and young child. He reports on the war from his improvised station and helps people get in touch with their loved ones outside the city. When he learns of a death of a child that helped him cross the sniper infested street, he decides to leave the city. Well-known actors Alban Ukaj and Zana Marjanovic are in the main roles.

RADIO SLOBODA

The Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2020 | 19 min

DIRECTORS: Ismar Vejzovic, Bafl Sarhang

PRODUCTION: Ishak Jalimam, Azur Begovic, Adi Begovic – Yad Media, Realstage

CAST: Alban Ukaj, Zana Marjanovic, Mario Knezovic, Faketa Salihbegovic-Avdagic

SCREENPLAY: Ismar Vejzovic, Bafl Sarhang

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Alen Alilovic

EDITING: Bafl Sarhang

Friday 22.4. / 17:00h / Zaal 4

Special guests: Filmmakers Ismar Vejzovic, Samir Ljuma

FESTIVALS & AWARDS (SELECTION) 

Tirana International Film Festival 2021 | Festival Internacional de Cine de San Luis Potosí 202 | Ciak Film Festival 2021 | International Human Rights Film Festival 2021 | CE L’HO CORTO Film Festival 2021 | MUESTRA ITINERANTE DE CINE MX 2021 | Big Syn International Film Festival 2021 | Social World Film Festival 2021 | Festival La Lanterna 2022 | Festival internazionale Segni della notte 2022 | Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival 2022