Majority Starts Here, The

Synopsis: In BIRN’s thought-provoking and sometimes emotional documentary film, six young people from six different countries travel across the Balkans together, discovering how nationalism, ethnic tensions and prejudice have shaped people’s lives and affected their own futures. Along the way, they experience face-to-face encounters with some of the ghosts of the past, including impoverished wartime refugees, military veterans and unrepentant nationalists. They see how nationalist ideas which led to war are still shaping the region’s economy, culture and even architecture, and wonder whether genuine tolerance and reconciliation can develop in places which have endured such divisive violence.

The documentary is part of BIRN’s Balkan Transitional Justice project, which aims to improve public understanding of transitional justice issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
Language: English
Country: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Year of release: 2014
Subjects: History; Politics & government
Keywords: Balkans; conflict; European history; justice; nationalism; war; war crimes; Yugoslavia

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