Resolution 819 (2008)

Name: Resolution 819
Director: Giacomo Battiato
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2008-10-27
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Cast: Benoît Magimel, Karolina Gruszka, Hippolyte Girardot, Hristo Shopov

Drama History

Director: Giacomo Battiato

Cast: Benoît Magimel, Karolina Gruszka, Hippolyte Girardot, Hristo Shopov

Runtime96 min

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Resolution 819: Adopted by the Security Council at its 3199th meeting on April 16th, 1993. Resolution 819 tells the compelling story of a young investigator sent to Bosnia in 1995 to investigate the disappearance of 8,000 men in Srebrenica and eventually bring the perpetrators of the massacre to justice at the International Criminal Court. Benoît Magimel stars as Jacques Calvez, a man of integrity who refuses to let politicians, mobsters or bureaucrats stand in his way. He receives valuable help in his quest from Lherbier (Hippolyte Girardot), a French secret service agent, and above all from beautiful forensic anthropologist Clara Gorska (Karolina Gruszka)

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Resolution 819, the 2008 drama directed by Giacomo Battiato, offers a gripping, fact-based exploration of the Srebrenica massacre, with standout performances from Benoît Magimel and Karolina Gruszka that bring the complex and emotional story to life on screen.

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United Nations Security Council resolution 819, adopted unanimously on 16 April 1993, after reaffirming resolutions 713 (1991) and all (1992) subsequent resolutions, the Council expressed concern at the actions of Bosnian Serb paramilitary units in towns and villages in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, including attacks on civilians, the United Nations Protection Force and disruption to humanitarian aid convoys. The resolution marked the UN's first civilian "safe area" being declared; it failed to prevent the Srebrenica massacre.