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Description
In 1992, Savo Heleta was a young Serbian boy enjoying
an idyllic, peaceful childhood in Gorazde, a primarily
Muslim city in Bosnia. At the age of just thirteen, Savo?s
life was turned upside down as war broke out. When
Bosnian Serbs attacked the city, Savo and his family
became objects of suspicion overnight. Through the next
two years, they endured treatment that no human being
should ever be subjected to. Their lives were threatened,
they were shot at, terrorised, put in a detention camp,
starved and eventually stripped of everything they owned.
But after two long years Savo and his family managed to
escape. And then the real transformation took place.
From his childhood before the war to his internment and
eventual freedom, we follow Savo?s emotional journey
from a young teenager seeking retribution to a peaceseeking
crusader seeking healing and reconciliation. At
once powerful and elegiac, Not My Turn to Die offers a
unique look at a conflict that continues to compel and
enlighten us.
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