I bet it will not be any where near the truth of the action. ferret
Bloom to star in Sarajevo siege film
ITN - 47 minutes ago
Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom intends to start work on a film about life in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo during the 1992-95 siege.
The film is based on the book Fools Rush In by US writer and filmmaker Bill Carter who lived in Sarajevo at the height of the siege.
It will be directed by Brazilian director Andrucha Waddington and produced by Elliot Lewitt.
The Lord of the Rings star said: "This is a departure from the very big Hollywood productions."
Bloom said the mayor of Sarajevo had promised financial support for the film.
He added: "I'm not in fact playing Bill in this movie but I read the script and the very human story at the very core of this film spoke to me very clearly."
In the book, Mr Carter described his life as an aid worker in besieged Sarajevo in 1993-94 and difficulties and joys he shared with local people trying to preserve the sanity during the 43-month-long shelling of the city by the Bosnian Serb forces.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star said he hoped the shooting would start at the end of the year.
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There's already an excellent film on this subject, it's called "Welcome to Sarajevo", starring Stephen Dillane. A British film which pulls no punches and is highly graphic, even using what's called 'stock footage' of the events under review.
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