Dead man walking
Director Petar Oreskovic
Countries Croatia
Duration 85 min
Synopsis
During the wars that tore apart former Yugoslavia some 300.000 people were declared dead or still missing. This is a story about one of them. In April 1992 Himzo Muratovic escaped from his village Motovo in Eastern Bosnia, just a few days before the village was destroyed by enemy forces. His family lost every contact with him and declared him dead. In the village a momument was erected to commemorate the people who lost their lives in the war and Himzo's name was on it. His brother named his son after Himzo to keep a memory of his missing birther. Himzo became a war hero. 12 years later, in September 2004, Himzo Muratovic came back from the death. Now his name is deleted from the monument. People start asking questions; where was he, what was he doing, who saved him?
During the wars that tore apart former Yugoslavia some 300.000 people were declared dead or still missing. This is a story about one of them. In April 1992 Himzo Muratovic escaped from his village Motovo in Eastern Bosnia, just a few days before the village was destroyed by enemy forces. His family lost every contact with him and declared him dead. In the village a momument was erected to commemorate the people who lost their lives in the war and Himzo's name was on it. His brother named his son after Himzo to keep a memory of his missing birther. Himzo became a war hero. 12 years later, in September 2004, Himzo Muratovic came back from the death. Now his name is deleted from the monument. People start asking questions; where was he, what was he doing, who saved him?