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The Land Of Blood & Honey
Roberta Valerio
Published on 07/05/12
At last, cinema casts light on the raped women of Bosnia during conflict in ex-Yugoslavia, thanks to the first movie directed by Angelina Jolie « In the land of blood and honey”.
It is time to tell about these women: between 20000 and 30000 victims have been raped during the conflict, in the eyes of a helpless European community.
It has been 20 years since the women, sometimes raped at the age of 12 or 13, have been fighting for their rights.
What have they become? Do they get any compensation? Have the rapist been trialed? We met these women who are fighting not to be forgotten, and who gave us strong and moving testimonies of their experiences.
We have interviewed Angelina Jolie and the major actors of the cast, who fight for justice and peace. All of the explain us how the situation is now in Bosnia. What are the hopes for victims of war, in a peaceful Bosnia.