PREMIERE OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILM “CHILDREN OF BRADINA” TO BE HELD AT BANSKI DVOR

The premiere of the documentary film “Children of Bradina,” directed by Stevan Salatić, will take place on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at the Cultural Center Banski dvor in Banja Luka.

The screening will be held in the Grand Hall starting at 8 p.m.

The documentary brings deeply emotional testimonies about the horrors of war seen through the eyes of children who are now grown adults. Through personal stories, the film speaks about unhealed wounds, lost childhoods, and the tragic fate of a village that no longer exists.

The film also features testimonies from two wartime doctors who were imprisoned in the Čelebići camp.

They recount their efforts to care for wounded and tortured prisoners, as well as the experiences of three groups of surviving men who, after the burning of the village, managed to cross the harsh mountains of Igman, Bjelašnica, and Prenj to reach territory controlled by the Army of Republika Srpska.

– Today, Bradina is just a place people pass on the road to the sea without even thinking that anyone ever lived there. But when you look at the plaque with 88 names, you realize there truly was life there – Salatić said.

The author expressed special gratitude to the young people from Bradina who, for the first time, found the strength to share their stories with the world — stories about losing loved ones, growing up without parents, life in exile, and overcoming tragedy.

– Those people are heroes to me, and this film belongs to them just as much as it belongs to me – Salatić emphasized.