PEACEMAKER

In the burning Balkans, one man chooses dialogue over weapons. Josip Reihl Kir is a forgotten hero who tried to stop the horror before blood wiped out all hope.

In 1991, before the outbreak of the Croat-Serb war, Josip Reihl Kir chose the path of dialogue instead of arms. Head of the Osijek police and tireless mediator, Kir was assassinated in an attempt to stop the impending massacre. Peacemaker reconstructs his final months through testimonies and rare archives, exploring a crime that, after 30 years, still presents unknown principals and disturbing shadows. A necessary work by Ivan Ramljak that interrogates history to give voice to a forgotten hero of peace.

In collaboration with Bottega Errante, Meridiano 13