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A well made for-TV drama by Canadian-German companies about bringing human rights despots in the former Yugoslavia to justice for their crimes against humanity. Wendy Crewson and Stipe Erceg give the best performances, but the rest of the cast performs well in this, at times, shocking expose of the crimes committed by Slobodan Milosevic and some of his political thugs. This is not an Academy Award level production, but it's better than MANY other films I've seen. It shows the international political forces that were at work in the country that deterred other international criminal prosecutors from pursuing notorious Yugoslav officials who established concentration and rape camps and inhumanely sanctioned not only the execution-style killings of thousands of innocent civilians, including young children, the infirm, and the elderly but also the mass religious persecution and executions. One of the strongest messages that the film conveys is the senseless, brutal crimes of inhumanity committed by hate-filled people -- from high-level politicians down through the military and police ranks to local vigilantes. Another strong message is that determined individual acts of courage in the face of political and personal opposition is necessary to reverse strong political, cultural and religious forces. Although I am neither an historian nor an avid follower of international politics, I enjoyed the story on its own merits. Others who are better informed on the facts of the time and events portrayed in this movie can better comment on those aspects of this made-for-TV drama.Read full review
A true story relating to the arrest of Slobodan Milosevic, all the legal aspects and battle of the Canadian General Attorney Louise Arbour. Very moving when her interpreter search for his sister and follow the attorney closely to all the part of Bosnia to discover the mass graves.
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This movie was riveting. This is all based on the actual events and is real. I love history and this was definitely history in the making! Excellent acting and retelling of this story. This is how Milosevic was taken down. Wish there were more on the rest. This woman was amazing, and am sure she still is. There should be more like her, and more men with her backbone! Great movie.
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