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Dir.: Thomas Balmès Born in France in 1969, Thomas Balmès made his directorial debut in 1994 with a documentary on the making of James Ivory's JEFFERSON IN PARIS. That same year he also directed a children's documentary series, "Chipilangi", for French television. In 1996 he shot and co-produced a documentary on Michelangelo Antonioni, "Faire un film pour moi, c'est vivre." |
BOSNIA HOTEL (TV) Dir.: Thomas Balmès; Phot.: Thomas Balmès; Ed.: Catherine Gouze; Prod. & Sales: Patrick Winocour, Quark Productions, 22, rue du Petit Musc, 75004 Paris (France), tél.: 44 54 39 50, fax: 44 54 39 59.. The daily life of the Samburu warrior tribe in a village in northern Kenya: the tend the herds, the women sing, the young men are circumcised during a celebration hailing their promotion to the status of warrior. But today's warriors sometimes wear the blue helmets of the United Nations, and the Samburus were sent to Bosnia to keep the peace among warring Europeans. They recount their experiences -- the fear, the shelling, the snow and the earned money that they used to build homes or buy cattle. This is a compassionate documentary that shows how Europe went mad in Bosnia. |
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