BEOGRAD

Our common perception of former Yugoslavia, as it is conveyed to us by the media, is the vague image of a country ravaged by infinite years of war, synonymous with hate and violence and with a bloodthirsty people. But do we actually know anything about the conflict and the people involved? Sabrina Wulff and Oliver Tataru show us the other side of the things we thought we knew. They take us on a journey into the spirit of the crumbling city of Belgrade and tell the untold story of the Yugoslavian conflict: that of the leaders of the Serbian opposition.

Whereas President Slobodan Milosevic managed to gain control over most of the population through massive propaganda, many people, especially in Belgrade, dedicated themselves to opposition against the regime. They formed the roots of the protest movement which eventually led to the fall of Slobodan Milosevic. Beograd revisits the story of this country from the start of its decline to the rise and fall of the Serbian dictator - from the point of view of the opposition. Archive footage almost unseen in Western Europe and the astute statements of the opposition leaders draw a picture of the Serbs that Milosevic would certainly not have appreciated.