Aldin ArnautoviĆ, Refik HodŽiĆ

Justice Unseen

Aldin Arnautović was born in Sarajevo in 1974. He worked as a TV and radio reporter for several Bosnian and Herzegovian media houses. His professional experience also includes the post of the head of news programme. One of BBC instructors for TV and radio production in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Co-founder of XY Films, independent production house from Sarajevo.

Refik Hodžić was born in Prijedor in 1974. He reported for radio, television and printed media, and was also editor-in-chief of a local radio station and the regional independent magazine "New Mirror". He was the speaker of the UN Mission in the East Timor before he accepted the position at the Tribunal. He has spent four years with the Outreach Programme of the Tribunal, including two years in the position of the co-ordinator for Bosnia and Herzegovina. One of co-founders of the XY Films, independent production house from Sarajevo. This is their first film.

Film plot

During 1992, as news about crimes committed in B&H, including mass killings, organized and systematic imprisonment and raping of women, and continued "ethnic cleansing" practice, international public asked from their leaders to undertake measures in order to stop the crimes and prevent future ones. On May 25, 1993, the UN Safety Council founded International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTFY) in order to stop the crimes. As stated in the founding documents, the Tribunal was founded to provide justice for the living, discourage further commitment of war crimes and contribute to establishing permanent peace through promoting reconciliation on the territory of the former Yugoslavia. It was decided that he Tribunal would be based in The Hague, The Netherlands – therefore, the ICTFY is also known as "The Hague Tribunal", or simply "The Tribunal". After eleven years and more than 830 million dollars spent, the film "Justice Unseen" analyzes the situation in two Bosnian and Herzegovian communities – Prijedor and Konjic. How the victims of war crimes see the results of the Tribunal´s work? Has the Tribunal, in their opinion, met the goals set when it was founded or is it, in fact, only an expensive juridical experiment? The film was shot during 2004 on the locations in Prijedor, Konjic, The Hague, Sarajevo, Bratunac, Goražde and Višegrad. Tens of individuals were interviewed, including the victims of war crimes, former and current officials of the Tribunal, and experts who deal with the subject of war crimes from the scientific or journalistic aspect.