A director cast the beleaguered actor as Franjo Tudjman, the late Croatian leader, whom some call a patriot and others revile as an ethnonationalist zealot.
Tag: Yugoslavia
What Are War Crimes, and How Are They Prosecuted?
World leaders have vowed to hold President Vladimir V. Putin responsible for any atrocities by Russian forces. Past experience shows such cases take years to build and prosecute.
Jasmila Zbanic Is Vilified in Serbia and ‘Disobedient’ at Home
Jasmila Zbanic, who won best director for “Quo Vadis, Aida?,” insists on blaming individuals, not ethnic groups, for atrocities committed as Yugoslavia imploded, a stance that can anger all sides.
Boris Stankovic, Who Paved Way for N.B.A.’s ‘Dream Team,’ Dies at 94
As the longtime head of FIBA, the international game’s governing body, he successfully lobbied to let pros play in the Olympics.
I Fled Yugoslavia in 1941. Then I Returned to Join the Resistance.
After the Germans had consolidated in northwestern Yugoslavia, I told my parents I wanted to become a freedom fighter.
Radovan Karadzic Sentenced to Life for Bosnian War Crimes
Mr. Karadzic led a Serb-majority region that tried to break away from Bosnia, where tens of thousands of people were killed and more were displaced by ethnic cleansing.