Underplayed Gems

The Stone Speakers (2018)

The Stone Speakers poster
Directed by
Igor Drljaca
Genre
documentary film
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
10
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A documentary looks at how ideological tourism has developed in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the war. It visits different sites and monuments that draw visitors.

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What happens

The Stone Speakers is a 2018 Canadian documentary, directed by Igor Drljaca. The film examines the growth of ideological tourism in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina. It premiered in the Wavelengths section of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, had its international premiere at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, and was acquired for Canadian distribution by Game Theory Films. NOW Magazine's Kevin Ritchie called it "a timely film given recent debates around public monuments and who we decide to memorialize and why." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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