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The Weight of Chains

  • 20102010
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  • 2h 5m
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The Weight of Chains (2010)
"The Weight of Chains" is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role that Western powers play in the internal affairs of republics of the former Yugoslavia.

An impressive roster of interviews with academics, diplomats, media personalities and ordinary citizens of the former Yugoslav republics gives this film a unique perspective into how and why Yugoslavia was colonized.
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The Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role that the US, NATO and the EU played in the tragic breakup of a once peaceful and prosperous Europea... Read allThe Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role that the US, NATO and the EU played in the tragic breakup of a once peaceful and prosperous European state - Yugoslavia. The film, bursting with rare stock footage never before seen by West... Read allThe Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role that the US, NATO and the EU played in the tragic breakup of a once peaceful and prosperous European state - Yugoslavia. The film, bursting with rare stock footage never before seen by Western audiences, is a creative first-hand look at why the West intervened in the Yugoslav co... Read all
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    • Director
      • Boris Malagurski
    • Writer
      • Boris Malagurski
    • Stars
      • Rade Aleksic
      • James Bissett
      • John Bosnitch
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    • Director
      • Boris Malagurski
    • Writer
      • Boris Malagurski
    • Stars
      • Rade Aleksic
      • James Bissett
      • John Bosnitch
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    • 57User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews

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    Rade Aleksic
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    James Bissett
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    John Bosnitch
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    Michel Chossudovsky
    Michel Chossudovsky
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    Bosko Cirkovic
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    Vlade Divac
    Vlade Divac
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    Slobodan Drakulic
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    Marko Francikovic
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    Blako Gabric
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    John Hawthorne
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    Branislav Lecic
    Branislav Lecic
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    Vesna Levar
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    Barry Lituchy
    • Self
    Lewis MacKenzie
    • Self
    Boris Malagurski
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Joze Mencinger
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    Michael Parenti
    • Self
    Zeljko Peratovic
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    • Director
      • Boris Malagurski
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      • Boris Malagurski
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    War's heroes are not the main leaders
    Great documentary! Shall we no more hear "What happened to Yugoslavia"! Love it that it is done in English with a plethora of people knowledgeable about this issue and not just people who second guess. Facts presented in this movie are too hard to ignore considering their sources and it is all well tied in with never-before-seen footage, chronology of the events and Boris's great sense of humor. The message being "real heroes are not the top heads who started the whole war, but rather every day people who didn't want the war" it is hard not to sit down and loose yourself in this movie and the history. May we have more coming from Boris. :)
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    • Release date
      • February 19, 2011 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • Croatia
      • Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • Slovenia
      • Serbia and Montenegro
      • United States
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      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Croatian
      • Serbian
    • Also known as
      • El peso de las Cadenas
    • Production company
      • Malagurski Cinema
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      2 hours 5 minutes
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      • Color

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