Calling the Ghosts: A Story about Rape, War and Women
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Karmen Jelincic
Jadranka Cigelj
Nusreta Sivac
Tony Adzinikolov
Jadranka Cigelj
Dario Delic
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Jadranka Cigelj and Nusreta Sivac, childhood friends and legal professionals, enjoyed living life as "ordinary modern women" in Bosnia-Herzegovia--that is, until they were put into a concentration camp, and were raped and tortured by their neighbors. This chronicle discusses the remarkable transformation of these women as their personal struggle for survival evolves into a larger fight for peace and justice. They formulate a mission--to put "rape" into the international lexicon of war crimes. Their success can be judged by the fact that their very torturers now stand indicted by the International War Crimes Tribunal.
Crew
Tony Adzinikolov
Jadranka Cigelj
Dario Delic
Dario Delic
Thomas Halaczinsky
Mandy Jacobson
Milcho Manchevski
Julia Ormond
Susanne Rostock
Anita Saewitz
Nusreta Sivac
Maury Soloman
Keiko Tsuno
Aleksandra Wagner
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the top prize at the 1997 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall October 11, 1996
Released in United States February 1997
Released in United States June 1996
Released in United States June 1998
Released in United States September 1996
Released in United States September 1997
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (International Forum of Young Cinema) February 13-24, 1997.
Shown at Florida Film Festival June 12-21, 1998.
Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 12-27, 1996.
Released in United States February 1997 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (International Forum of Young Cinema) February 13-24, 1997.)
Released in United States June 1996 (Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 12-27, 1996.)
Shown at Sarajevo Film Festival September 2-10, 1997.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.
This film's New York release launches its national tour, sponsored by Amnesty International, which will include screenings in Boston, Stamford, CT; New Orleans, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Denver, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, Virginia Beach, Washington, D.C.; Madison, Cincinnati, and Minneapolis. Following the American tour, the film will have its exclusive premiere at the Amnesty International Film Festival in Amsterdam, followed by its international festival debut at the Berlin Film Festival.
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Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at Florida Film Festival June 12-21, 1998.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.)
Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at Sarajevo Film Festival September 2-10, 1997.)
Released in United States Fall October 11, 1996
