Bosnia - Remote villages

(12 Sep 1997) T/I: 11:16:22


More than 200 people living in villages on top of the remote Bosnian mountain of Bijelasnica remained indifferent Friday (12/09) to municipal elections due to take place in Bosnia on Saturday (13/09).
During the civil war, the villagers survived without electricity or water and say they now rarely pay much attention to television or radio.

SHOWS:

BIJELASNICA, 50 KM SOUTH OF SARAJEVO, BOSNIA 12/9
Vs of mountain area;
zoom into mountain village;
Vs man working with horses;
woman working in garden;
Farmer SOT in Bosnian, "There is nothing I can tell you about the elections when I don't know what I am voting for, why I am voting? What is it all about? I have no idea.";
More of village;
woman at work with wool;
Vs of villagers
working, SOT woman: "I don't know about the elections, I don't know who to vote for, I don't even know who's on the list."
Local man SOT, in Bosnian, "We don't have electricity, we don't listen to the radio. we have no information about those elections, but now we've registered to vote;
Vs woman washing clothes;
vs of house;
Local villager SOT "Of course, I will vote for my own nation. I am not going to vote for a Serb.";
Vs of mountain

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