Gori Vatra

Behind the idyllic façade of Tešanj lies a dark reality. When word gets out that President Clinton is planning to visit the small Bosnian town, life is thrown out of joint. Only seven days remain to turn it into a peaceful, democratic model town that can count on international capital. Prostitutes are transformed into dancers, the fire brigade and school classes into orchestras and choirs, the coat of arms is adapted to the US flag. Serbian neighbours are supposed to return to their former homes as "refugees" for the press. But fireman Faruk's father forges a counter-plan ... Žalica's award-winning, clever, witty and moving comedy is also an appeal for reconciliation, without concealing the deep wounds left by the war.