Using testimony of survivors and relatives the documentary tells the story of the massacre of over 8,000 Bosnian men and boys by the
Bosnian Serb Army.[1] The documentary was used in the
war crimes trial at
The Hague.[1]
In June 2000 the documentary won the Air Canada Grand Prize and the Best History or Biography Programme award at the 21st
Banff Television Festival.[8][9] In September 2000 the documentary won the Information category award at the fifth Gouden Beelden.[10] It won first prize in the International Television category at the 33rd
Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award in 2001.[11] The documentary was nominated for the Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Programs award at the 22nd
News & Documentary Emmy Award in September 2001.[12]
Broadcast
The documentary was broadcast on
BBC Two in the UK on 27 November 1999 as part of the Storyville series.[13] In the Netherlands, the documentary was broadcast on
Ned 3 on 6 December 1999.[14] In the US, the documentary was broadcast on
PBS on 17 January 2000 and narrated by
Bill Moyers.[15][16]
The broadcast of the documentary on
Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) in the summer of 2001, on the sixth anniversary of the massacre, resulted in a storm of protests, including opposition politicians calling for the dismissal of senior RTS staff.[17][18]