The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story
2011 · 75 min · Documentary
How a group of book lovers risked their lives to save a library during the Bosnian war
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.
- Director
- Sam Hobkinson
- Released
- April 21, 2011
- Language
- English
Where to watch in the US
No US streaming, rental or purchase options listed right now. Check TMDB's watch page
Streaming data from JustWatch, via TMDB.