Faketa Salihbegovic-Avdagic

13-year-old Alen was born in the midst of the war in Bosnia. He lives in an orphanage and waits for his mother to come back from France and claim him. Because of the war, she had to leave him in the orphanage. Writing letters without ever getting a reply, Alan starts to doubt the whole story that he has grown up believing about himself and decides to find his file... (boyactors.org.uk)

In order to recover the body of her son lost during the war in Bosnia, a grieving, but strong-willed Muslim woman, Halima, must track down her estranged niece, who we find carries a mysterious connection to him. (imdb)

Sarajevo on 28 of June, 2014. At the Hotel Europa, the best hotel in town, the manager Omer prepares to welcome a delegation of diplomatic VIPs. On the centenary of the assassination that is considered to have led to World War I, an appeal for peace and understanding is supposed to start from here. But the hotel staff have other worries: having not been paid for months, they are planning to go on strike. (Berlinale 66)