SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL

by Guillaume de Fontenay (France, 2019, 1h40)

starring Niels Schneider, Vincent Rottiers, Ella Rumpf, Elisa Lasowski

1992. Paul Marchand is covering the siege of Sarajevo. Flamboyant dandy, loud mouth, adrenaline junkie, provocative cigar-smoker, he is the war correspondent archetype. On radios, he keep the apathic international community informed about the tragics events in the city. In a urban war zone where everything that moves is a target, Paul tries to live, love and will eventually take sides.