Mirela Lambic

An alcoholic Bosnian poet sends his wife and daughter away from Sarajevo so they can avoid the troubles there. However, he is soon descended upon by a pair of orphaned brothers. The brothers have escaped a massacre in their own village and have come to the Bosnian capital in search of a long lost Aunt. The poet befriends the boys and together they try to survive the horror of the siege of Sarajevo (imdb)

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)