Romeo and juliette is an epic love story whose plot is set in a small italian city verona. Two lovers lie dead on the banks of sarajevos miljacka river, locked in a final embrace. Dec 06, 2012 a 1994 pbs documentary about the deaths of admira ismic and bosko brkic. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo was an international documentary about the deaths of admira ismic born 1968 and bosko brkic born 1968 cyrillic. Added time world view back to yours the irish times book club. The siege of sarajevo was lifted in early 1996 and kurt schork continued to report from other war torn areas. In the age of 16, they fell in love with each other. Bosko and admira, who became known to the world as sarajevos romeo and juliet, were killed on a bridge in the bosnian capital 20 years ago. As a report of their deaths noted, in a country mad for war, bosko and admira. Schork was killed on assignment in sierra leone in 2000 and was posthumously honoured with a bosnian passport and a street bearing his name in sarajevo. Two of the dead are a modernday romeo and juliet, shot and killed by snipers in sarajevo. Admira ismic and bosko brkic were killed by an unidentified sniper in 93. The bodies of admira ismic, right, and bosko brkic lie near the vrbanja bridge in sarajevo, bosnia, on wednesday, may 19, 1993. Apr 05, 2012 cnns nic robertson reports on a young couple killed by sniper fire trying to escape sarajevos ethnic warfare 20 years ago.
Frontline romeo and juliet in sarajevo tv episode 1994 imdb. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo 8pm c4, reconstructs the illfated romance of a serb and a muslim and their attempts to reject the war around them and escape to freedom. The fact that shakespeares works are timeless is well illustrated by the choice 50 high schoolers from maribor have made in putting on a mu. Those are the lyrics from a bosnian bend zabranjeno pusenje. Sarajevo, may 23, 1993 two lovers lie dead on the banks of sarajevos miljacka river, locked in a final embrace. May 08, 1994 for viewers overwhelmed and desensitized by the relentless reports of mass killings and mass rapes, the shock of romeo and juliet in sarajevo is that what we see is so real and utterly familiar. Over the years, i have watched your show on and off, due to the fact that as a.
Few good things come out of war, and t he image of this young couples lifeless bodies embracing on the street for days stirs emotions in even the toughest of observers from all sides of the conflict but lets not get ahead of ourselves. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo by eric bogle on amazon music. Cnns nic robertson reports on a young couple killed by sniper fire trying to escape sarajevos ethnic warfare 20 years ago. The story addresses the tragedy of neighbor against neighbor, and yet takes no sides. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo the bodies of admira ismic, r.
Apr 05, 2012 nic robertson reports on a young couple killed by sniper fire trying to escape sarajevos ethnic warfare 20 years ago. The heartbreaking story of bosnias own romeo and juliet. Nine years before the war began two teenagers both of different ethnic backgrounds had fallen in love. Only a bullet could separate them bodies of sarajevos romeo and juliet come home. The story flashed around the world in a nowfamous dispatch by reuters correspondent kurt schork. He recognized novak to be a very inteligent man with a deep knowledge in various fields, such as philosophy, literature, history, politics, architecture or economy. I just saw the june 11, 1996, rebroadcast of your program on romeo and juliet in sarajevo and was very moved. As things got worst in sarajevo, admira and bosko decided to flee to serbian territory. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo the war in bosnia in the 90s provides the world with a modernday shakespeare version of romeo and juliet. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo eric bogle song lyrics. They were buried together in lions cemetery in sarajevo, where this grave marker is often decorated with.
They were raised not to see differences between people, their religion, and nationality. The plot is based on an italian tale translated into verse as the tragical history of romeus and juliet by arthur brooke in 1562 and retold in prose in palace of pleasure by william painter in 1567. In romeo and juliet, the two lovers are kept apart by a family feud that they want no part of, yet have to be. A 1994 pbs documentary about the deaths of admira ismic and bosko brkic. Kurt schork american journalist who wrote about sarajevo. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo traces the lives of this young couple from their high school graduation in 1986, the year sarajevo hosted the winter olympics, through boskos fateful decision to stay in the city of his birth when so many of his fellow serbs left for safety, or to take part in the siege. Death in sarajevo, 1993, the world is still the same in may 1993, sarajevo, the once beautiful capital of bosnia and herzegovina, a breakaway territory of yugoslavia, was a year into what would be a four year siege with the beleaguered population living. Death in sarajevo, 1993, the world is still the same. During the 35day siege of sarajevo, serb snipers killed many people trying to. Once upon a time, when they were 16, bosko brkic and admira ismic kissed at. They are known as the romeo and juliet of sarajevo because their love and plans were shot down by the hatred of their religion. The bodies of admira ismic, right, and bosko brkic lie near the vrbanja bridge in sarajevo, bosnia, on wednesday, may 19,1993.
Once upon a time, when they were 16, bosko brkic and admira ismic kissed at a new. The couple lived in sarajevo, and like many other couples and families in bosnia, belonged to different ethnic groups admira was bosniak and bosko was a bosnian serb. Once upon a time, when they were 16, bosko brkic and. Jan 16, 2014 the story of brkic and admira is a reflection on the bitterness of the war. Lying with your juliet in a field near sarajevo the world your love tried to escape it could not let you go conceived and born in blood and hate too many wasted lives ago. Romeo and juliet plotted to kill each other to escape from the problems around them while the couple in sarajevo was killed by rivaling forces. The siege of sarajevo 19921996 was responsible for destroying lives, families and the future of many. Admira ismic and bosko brkic were shot down in may of 1993 as the 25yearold lovers. Bond street theatre and theatre tsvete, an awardwinning puppet company from bulgaria, created a compelling, nonverbal version of romeo and juliet during the balkan peace project in 2000 in kosovo. A reporter for the reuters news agency, kurt schork, took up the story and sarajevos romeo and juliet became known to the wider world as symbols of the citys plight. May 19, 20 this is a wellknown sarajevo story about sarajevo s romeo and juliet, about bosko and admira, young people killed in the war who were trying to find a place for their love and their freedom. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo lyrics romeo, has your star set where are you romeo. Romeo and juliet vs romeo and juliet in bosnia on human.
Romeo had devoted his love to a previous person prior to meeting juliet. Romeo and juliet in the balkans bond street theatre. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo the bodies of admira ismic. Russian composer sets shakespeares romeo and juliet in. Apr 09, 2012 tragic romeo and juliet offers bosnia hope sarajevo, bosniaherzegovina cnn two families scarred by the bosnian war and joined by the memories of a couple who dared to love across the ethnic divide have the same message of peace as the nation marks the 20th anniversary of the conflict. Sarajevos romeo and juliet still resonate the bodies of bosko brkic and girlfriend admira ismic in sarajevo in may 1993. The ideas in romeo and juliet and romeo and juliet in bosnia can be seen in human existence, when you compare humans to other species. The similarities between shakespeares romeo and juliet and sarajevos romeo and juliet are eerie. One example of human selfishness is the fact that humans are the only species who want to or tries to live longer than they are suppose to live, while all of the other species welcome death as if it were a. Grim tale of slain romeo and juliet fri, jul 25, 2008, 01.
Bosko, a serb, was trying to escape the besieged bosnian capital in ma. They were killed by snipers on 19 may 1993, while trying to cross the vrbanja bridge to the serboccupied territory of grbavica. Rferl correspondent robert coalson contributed to this report. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. For viewers overwhelmed and desensitized by the relentless reports of mass killings and mass rapes, the shock of romeo and juliet in. The unfinished lives of bosnias romeo and juliet bosko and. A great hatred was carried out through generations. Bosko and admira became romeo and juliet of surrounded sarajevo. With belma salkunic, armin omerovic, rijad gvozden, adnan kazaferovic.
Kurt schorks signature dispatch from siege of sarajevo. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Once upon a time, when they were 16, bosko brkic and admira ismic kissed at a new years eve party. An essay on the similarities between shakespeares romeo. Romeo and juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. Romeo and juliet in sarajevo was an international documentary about the deaths of admira ismic and bosko brkic. Just browsing around and found this, the eric bogle song bookisbn 192 1029 374. Sarajevo the story of bosko brkic and admira ismic ended with two short bursts from a snipers rifle on a sarajevo bridge the. The couple were natives of bosnia and herzegovina living in the city of sarajevo. What romeo and what juliet, no one has ever loved each other like bosko and admira did. Bosko and admira, who became known to the world as sarajevos romeo and juliet.
The country is most well known for being the site of the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, the immediate cause of the first world war, as well as its bloody civil war in the early. The lovers were killed at the height of a conflict fought along ethnic and religious lines that was triggered by the breakup of communist yugoslavia. For four days they have sprawled near vrbana bridge in a wasteland of shellblasted rubble, downed tree branches and dangling power lines. Romeo i julija u sarajevu je medunarodni dokumentarni film o smrti admire ismic, 1968 i boska brkica 1968, ljubavnom paru bosnjakinje i srbina, koji su ubijeni 19. Among them were the romeo and juliet of sarajevo, bosko brkic, a serbian, and admira ismic, a young bosnian muslim girl. Admira, a moslem, and bosko, a serb, known to the world as romeo and juliet were gunned down as they tried to escape sarajevo.
Brkic and they became known to some as the romeo and juliet of sarajevo. For viewers overwhelmed and desensitized by the relentless reports of mass killings and mass rapes, the shock of romeo and juliet in sarajevo is that what we see is so real and utterly familiar. Milsteins photograph of their dead bodies were used by numerous media outlets, and a reuters dispatch about them was. The similarities between shakespeares romeo and juliet and sarajevo s romeo and juliet are eerie. Nic robertson reports on a young couple killed by sniper fire trying to escape sarajevos ethnic warfare 20 years ago. Romeo and juliet is a tragedy written by william shakespeare early in his career about two young starcrossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Admira, a muslim, and bosko, a serb, known to the world as romeo and juliet were gunned down as they tried to escape sarajevo. As a report of their deaths noted, in a country mad for war, bosko and. Something that has never ceased to haunt my memories is an incident from the terrible civil war in the former yugoslavia involving a young christian serb and a muslim bosnian i have sadly forgotten which was romeo and which was juliet in all these years who had fallen in love and planned to spend their lives together despite the hatred and bloodshed of their native sarajevo. Few good things come out of war, and t he image of this young couples lifeless bodies embracing on the street for days stirs emotions in even the toughest of observers from all sides of the conflict. Edt 0230 gmt sarajevo, bosniaherzegovina cnn two young.
For millions around the world, this modernday romeo and juliet, a love destroyed by the hatred that surrounded it, brought home the tragedy and senselessness of the destruction of bosnia and herzegovinas capital, sarajevo. The gravestone for admira ismic and bosko brkic at sarajevos lion. One of those people was frantisek veis, who met karel novak during a work stint. During the seige of the bosnian capital city sarajevo in the 1993 bosniaserbia war, the couple, brkic, who was a bosnian serb, and admira, who was bosnian, had managed to make an agreement with authorities on both sides to cross to serbia occupied sarajevo. In romeo and juliet, the two lovers are kept apart by a. With damir andrei, nancy beatty, amos crawley, cynthia eastman. Sarajevo, bosniaherzegovina cnn two families scarred by the bosnian war and joined by the memories of a couple who dared to love across the ethnic divide have the same message of peace as the nation marks the 20th anniversary of. The unfinished lives of bosnias romeo and juliet bosko. It was among shakespeares most popular plays during his lifetime and along with hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. According to their reports, he started hanging out with people on the edge of society and drunks. Fights between two families, sides, religions, whoever or whatever can tear apart even the strongest bonds. Grim tale of slain romeo and juliet the irish times. Romeo and juliet bridge in sarajevo, also known as the vrbanja bridge or suada and olga bridge is connected to the events of the siege of sarajevo in 199296.
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