On 25 May 2015, Balkan Diskurs joined the Dan Mladosti (Youth Day) celebrations at Cafe Tito in Sarajevo. Clara Casagrande and Marion Pineau explore attendees’ impressions of the event.
In 1984, viewers from across the region laughed at the skit “Nadrealisti” in which Rizo sells the City Hall of Sarajevo to American tourists for 25,000. Today, 30 years later, we have representatives of the city administration and employees of the National and University Library in Sarajevo.
Milić believes “the whole of the Balkans shares one common trait – negativity.” The habit of complaining about everything: the talk of illness and injustice that comes along with a lack of money. However, it is that dreary ambiance that inspired Milić’s idea to show what others before him had not – the potential of Bosnia and Herzegovina.