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- Synopsis: First line: Vowing to avenge the horrific death of his Bosnian
girlfriend, Caruso [an American] returns to his Bosnian nightmare in pursuit of a
notorious Bosnian Serb war criminal.
Movie: Plot: The American protagonist Simon Hunt (played by Richard Gere) vows
to avenge the death of his Bosnian girlfriend, and returns to his Bosnian nightmare in
pursuit of a notorious Bosnian Serb war criminal called “the Fox.”
Synopsis: Justice, revenge and five million dollars in reward money motivate
Caruso and his daring team members.
Movie: Justice, revenge, and five million dollars in reward money motivate Hunt
and his daring team members.
Synopsis: Neither Mladić nor his victims expect that he will ever face justice for his
crimes.
Movie: Neither the Fox nor his victims expect that he will ever face justice for his
crimes.
Synopsis: Mentions mass murder at Srebrenica, but takes place in Sarajevo.
Movie: Mentions mass murder at Srebrenica, but takes place in Sarajevo.
Synopsis: “Balkan Justice” is testament to the thesis that unselfish acts of love,
sacrifice, and courage can prevail over hatred, barbarism, and cowardice.
Movie: This movie’s plot is testament to the thesis that unselfish acts of love,
sacrifice, and courage can prevail over hatred, barbarism, and cowardice.
Synopsis: Marked by realism, humor, and historical accuracy.
Movie: Marked by realism, humor, and historical accuracy.
Synopsis: A seasoned yet idealistic CIA officer plies his trade, first on behalf of his
country and then for other, more personal motives.
Movie: A seasoned yet idealistic journalist (believed to be a CIA officer) plies his
trade, first on behalf of his network and then for other, more personal motives.
Synopsis: The story opens on the deadly backstreets of war-ravaged Sarajevo, a
modern-day hub of espionage and intrigue. Most of the story takes place years later, when
the protagonist returns to Bosnia to avenge his lover’s death and hunt the responsible war
criminal.
Movie: The story opens on the deadly backstreets of war-ravaged Sarajevo, a
modern-day hub of espionage and intrigue. Most of the story takes place years later, when the
protagonist returns to Bosnia to avenge his lover’s death and hunt the responsible war criminal.
Synopsis: Caruso reports on secret Bosnian government plans to bomb a Sarajevo
marketplace and attribute the act to the Serbs, in an effort to accelerate NATO’s
engagement.
Movie: Hunt flips out on live TV when he is asked about a secret Bosnian
government plan to carry out attacks on its own people and attribute the act to the Serbs.
Synopsis: Caruso’s Bosnian girlfriend, who has one child, is raped and killed by the
notorious Bosnian war criminal. This is the basis for Caruso’s revenge.
Movie: Hunt’s Bosnian girlfriend, who is pregnant with a child, is killed by or in the
presence of the notorious Bosnian war criminal. This is the basis for Hunt’s revenge.
Synopsis: Later, Caruso’s sources on black-market crime provide intelligence on the
Bosnian war criminal.
Movie: Later, Hunt’s sources on black-market crime provide intelligence on the
Bosnian war criminal.
