The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story (2011)
How a group of book lovers risked their lives to save a library during the Bosnian war
Documentary which tells the story of a group of men and women who risked their lives to rescue a library - and preserve a nation's history - in the midst of the Bosnian war. Amid bullets and bombs and under fire from shells and snipers, this handful of passionate book-lovers safeguarded more than 10,000 unique, hand-written Islamic books and manuscripts - the most important texts held by Sarajevo's last surviving library.
Director: Sam Hobkinson
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 75 min
Release Date: April 21, 2011
Language: العربية, English, Bosanski, Serbo-Croatian
Original Language: en
Keywords
library, bosnian war (1992-95), yugoslavian history
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- What is The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story about?
- Documentary which tells the story of a group of men and women who risked their lives to rescue a library - and preserve a nation's history - in the midst of the Bosnian war. Amid bullets and bombs and under fire from shells and snipers, this handful of passionate book-lovers safeguarded more than 10,000 unique, hand-written Islamic books and manuscripts - the most important texts held by Sarajevo's last surviving library.
- Who directed The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story?
- The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story was directed by Sam Hobkinson.
- How long is The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story?
- The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story has a runtime of 1h 15m (75 minutes).
- What genre is The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story?
- The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story is a Documentary film.