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Shot Through the Heart (1998)

Shot Through the Heart poster
Directed by
David Attwood
Genre
war film
Country
United Kingdom, United States, Hungary, Canada
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
R
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During the Siege of Sarajevo, two friends become trapped on opposite sides of the conflict. One becomes a sniper defending the city while the other becomes a sniper for the opposing forces.

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What happens

Shot Through the Heart is a 1998 television film directed by David Attwood, shown on the BBC and HBO in 1998, which covers the Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. The film is based on a true story and an article called "Anti-Sniper" by John Falk (published in the November 1995 issue of Details magazine). It won a Peabody Award in 1998. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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