How to reconciliate without a common understanding of the past?

 

In 1999, Serbian military forces and Albanian guerrillas were fighting in Kosovo. Serbs and Albanians lived separate lives. As their country verged on war, a group of brave students decided to meet their opponents for the first time. Director Jon Haukeland was present, and the meeting resulted in the documentary Before the bombs (1999). Two weeks after the meeting, the NATO bombings began, war erupted and the students lost track of each other – until now. The conflicts are still there, but the tables have turned.

 

Awards:

Best documentary,  National Film Award (Amanda) 2011

The Jury's Special Award, Bergen International Film Festival 2011

 

International title

Reunion - Ten years after the war
Format
Single documentary
Length
58/72
Original title
Reunion - Ti år etter krigen
Language(s)
NO/ENG/SERB/ALBANIAN
Released
2011
Director
Jon Haukeland
Producer
Charlotte Røhder Tvedt
Financing
Norwegian Film Institute
NRK
East Norwegian Film Centre
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign affairs
Film og Kino
Fund for sound and Image
Den kulturelle skolesekken
World sales and Festival handling
Autlookfilms

Screenings/festivals:

Cinémathèque Luxemburg, Luxemburg, 2013
Nordic Panorama, Oulu, Finland, 2012
Dokufest Prizren, Prizren, Kosovo, 2012
Kassel Documentary Film Festival, Kassel, Germany, 2012
UNAFF, Stanford, California, 2012
Visions du Reel, Nyon, Switzerland, 2012
SIGNES DE NUIT, Paris,France 2011
Bergen International Filmfestival, Bergen , Norway, 2011
Den Norwegian Short film festival , Grimstad, Norway, 2011