The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story

movie

The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story poster unavailable

How a group of book lovers risked their lives to save a library during the Bosnian war

Released April 21, 2011

Overview

Documentary which tells the story of a group of men and women who risked their lives to rescue a library - and preserve a nation's history - in the midst of the Bosnian war. Amid bullets and bombs and under fire from shells and snipers, this handful of passionate book-lovers safeguarded more than 10,000 unique, hand-written Islamic books and manuscripts - the most important texts held by Sarajevo's last surviving library.

Runtime

1h 15m


Origin Country

United States


Original Language

English


Original Title

The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story


Status

Released


Spoken Languages

  • العربية (Arabic)
  • English
  • Bosanski (Bosnian)
  • (Serbo-Croatian)

Cast

no credits available...
See All Credits

Crew