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02. UNTV interview one of the refugees and Kathryn Mazy, UNHCR Social Services Officer.
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01. UNTV films Bosnian Croat refugees as they cross the Sava River to Croatian territory.
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01. Shots of Bosnian Croat refugees preparing to cross the Sava River in a small boat. Shots of another crowded boat already midway across the river. The boat on the far side leaves the bank. People walk along the path at the water's edge. A boat comes ashore and the people disembark on the Croatian side of the river. A Croatian policeman meets the people off the boat. The refugees climb into a minibus and a van. Shots of a woman in a white T-shirt. The minibus and van drive off down the road.
A row of people stand and watch the refugees making their way across the river. Shot of a Croatian policeman in the foreground and a boat in the background. There are several policemen waiting on the bank as the boat reaches the shore. Refugees hand their bags of belongings off the boat. The policemen begin to register them. An old woman is helped up the bank, a man on each side. She is helped into a van. Shot of men piling bags into the back of the minibus.
More boats are making their way across. These refugees are again greeted by the Croatian policemen. Shots of people as they help one another out of the boat. The refugees board a minibus with their belongings. One old woman dressed in black is on the verge of tears as she climbs in. She takes a sit by the door of the minibus. A moment later, the minibus departs.
Another boat arrives on the Croatian side of the Sava River. Again, people are helped out of the boat and up to the road. They wait, clutching their belongings, for a space in a minibus. The elderly are taken care of by others.
Another boat arrives. Again, all of the people, young and old, make their way onto the bank. One of the women appears distressed. She approaches the Croatian policemen. One of them takes down her details. Close up on the policeman's face as he listens to the refugees. Children sit on the roadside and they too look across the river. A couple of men wave as they recognise people on the next boat.
A crowd of refugees wait outside a registration centre. Some are greeted by people that they know. Others eat food that they still have. There are bags everywhere. Children hand out food. Close up on one boy who is falling asleep. The woman in the white T-shirt drinks a cup of coffee and has a cigarette. An official approaches her group to take their details. Close up on the woman's face.
Close up on the boy's face as he falls asleep on a pile of bags. [28 mins]
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02. Interview with the woman in the white T-shirt called Rosha (sp?), who says that she has lived in Banja Luka all of her life but that in recent years they have come under pressure to trade their house for another one. She also says that her husband has been forced to work without pay for the last three years. She says that they were forced to trade their house for one in Okučani, but she does not know where that is yet. She says that they had to pay 500 Deutschmarks each just to leave their own country. She says that they hope to find work so that they do not need to ask the state for support. Many of her relatives remain in Banja Luka and she hope that they are all safe. She has only been able to contact her children by telephone over the last three years. (See the digital references of UNT 772 for a full English transcript of this interview).
General shots of refugees as they wait outside the registration centre. Close up shot on a girl who looks worried. An old woman has sat down to smoke a cigarette. Close up on her face. Close up on the face of an old woman as she begins to cry. She is comforted by a teenage boy. Close up on her face. The sounds of cameras clicking. A minibus full of refugees arrive. A jeep also pulls up. People greet one another. Another minibus pulls up and people unload the bags from the back of the minibus. The bags are then picked up and carried out of shot. Shot of children sitting on a pile of bags.
A crowd of refugees stand outside. Some are holding Croatian registration papers.
Interview with Kathryn Mazy, UNHCR Social Services Officer. She says that the first refugees started arriving on the other side of the river at 3pm yesterday. They were expecting 600 people. By midnight, when the last boat came over, they had counted 971 people. The refugees were transported to the centre to be registered by the police and family members have come to pick them up. Those whose relatives do not arrive, or do not have relatives in this area, will be transferred to accommodation centres in Croatia. Today many people are still arriving. Ten buses left Banja Luka today. She says that the situation in Banja Luka is very difficult. These people are being forced to leave their houses and are driven to a stadium by bus and then to the river's edge. She says that they have to pay between 100 and 600 Deutchmarks to be transported by Bosnian Serb authorities. The Bosnian Serbs are not holding men on the other side. She says that "families are arriving complete here". She says that it is very difficult to know if this is the last wave of refugees but UNHCR think that many more people are coming from Banja Luka. There are still several thousand Muslims and Croats in the city. She says that the people at the registration centre are very tired but relieved to be in Croatia.
An old woman is helped off the bus, supported by a person on each arm. Another minibus full of people arrives. Some are greeted by people they know. Floor level shot of bags and feet. The camera looks up at the people as they find their own luggage. A woman bursts into tears as she greets a relation who has just disembarked from the minibus. [30 mins]
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Beta-SP