Urlaub vom Frieden . Vacation from Peace

Verzio FF Submission During the Balkan War, Austrian soldiers leave the neutrality of their country to go to war as mercenaries. Director Amin Hak-Hagir lets one of them, who fought for Croatia, speak in front of the camera. In a deserted house and dressed for combat, the ex-mercenary describes how...

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Other Authors: Hak-Hagir, Amin
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:German
Published: Luland 2008
Austria
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:8ea74c18-8502-4e3f-a668-7c487bc44d96
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Summary:Verzio FF Submission During the Balkan War, Austrian soldiers leave the neutrality of their country to go to war as mercenaries. Director Amin Hak-Hagir lets one of them, who fought for Croatia, speak in front of the camera. In a deserted house and dressed for combat, the ex-mercenary describes how professional adventure - and the death of comrades - became routine. In the course of his narrative, the price that the well-paid war work cost him also comes to light.
Published:2008