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12.03.2024 - 11:05 / variety.com
Marta Balaga Beta Film has acquired international distribution rights to Serbian crime thriller “Operation Sabre” (“Sablja”) about the assassination of the Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić. The eight-hour series – selected for Canneseries’ Long Form Competition – is created and directed by Goran Stanković and Vladimir Tagić. The duo already collaborated on “Morning Changes Everything” and wrote the new show alongside Dejan Prćić, Maja Pelević and Marjan Alčevs.
Heading back to March 12, 2003, Stanković and Tagić show the aftermath of the killing that threw the whole country into chaos – only one year after the beginning of the trial against former president Slobodan Milošević, indicted in 1999 for war crimes. Đinđić, who served as PM from 2001, following a stint as mayor of Belgrade, advocated pro-democratic reforms. He was also one of the co-leaders of the opposition to Milošević’s administration.
“Operation Sabre” is produced by Snezana van Houwelingen for This and That Productions, in co-production with Martichka Bozhilova (Agitprop) for Radio Television of Serbia. “Zoran Đinđić played a key role in the democratic movement that led to the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević’s regime. He still represents an important figure in contemporary Serbian history, 21 years after his assassination,” said Stanković, Tagić and van Houwelingen in a joint statement shared with Variety.
“He’s often mentioned as a symbol of the struggle for democracy, reform, rule of law and European integration of Serbia. As a charismatic and visionary leader, he implemented crucial reforms aimed at modernizing the country and aligning it with European values and institutions. However, his reformist agenda faced strong opposition from vested
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