-l'd hate to die here. -Stop being a pain in the ass.
They'll get a mine expert and it'll soon be over.
l told you, we'll leave together.
Here come the Smurfs! Cera! The Smurfs!
lf they radio us, call me immediately.
What if something happens to you?
-Hello. -Hello.
-Do you speak French? -No.
-English? -A little.
One's a Serb and one's Bosnian.
How did they get here?
-Do we take the dead guys' guns? -No, it's okay.
-You're okay? -Yes, okay.
We come to help you. My name is Neil.
He needs help.
-ls he wounded? -Yes.
We must not move him. Mines.
We move him, mine explode.
-He's on a mine that could blow. -Thanks for the translation.
What the fuck happened here?
-Okay, don't worry. -Yes, but....
Stop!
Oh, shit.
A bouncing mine. These guys are crazy.
What a fuck-up. We need the mine squad.
Sarge! Charlie Tango calling.
Okay, l'll come back in two minutes.
Michel, give them water and food.
What did he say?
Arizona 2 to Charlie Tango, come in.
Arizona 2, we have orders not to move. Things are too risky.
We're already on the spot. Everything's under control.
Both sides are respecting the cease-fire.
We have three evacuees and need a mine expert.
Who's speaking?
Sgt. Marchand.
You have 5 minutes to pull out...
...and 15 to call me from the checkpoint.
And report to the duty officer on your return!
Sir, could you send a mine squad? We have an emergency here.
The only emergency is to pull out.
I repeat, for the last time, I want you out in 5 minutes...
...and call me in 15 to confirm...
...that you're back and that your men are safe.
Or I'll have you arrested. I'll be expecting your call.
ldiot!
Get back in.
What for?
We must leave.
-What? -They're leaving.
-You'll come back? -l don't know, my boss said we must leave.
l'm sorry. l'll try to come back.
Thank God we can count on you.
lf you want, l take you with me.
-What? -We can go with him.
Really? Thank him nicely and tell him he can fuck off!
-Ciki, go. -Shut up.
Go and bring back help.
Wait!
l'll come with you.
-Where are you going? -With them.
-You're going nowhere! -Why?
This is all your fault. lf you stay, your side won't shoot.
-They won't shoot, l swear. -You're staying here.
You're going to shoot me? Go ahead!
Stop fooling around!
No!
Stop, guys!
Okay! Cool! Stop!
Lower your weapons!
Michel, get in!
What happened?
-What a fuck-up. -They're maniacs!
Shut it!
-l knew this would be shitty. -Shut it!
-You're crazy, you maniac! -l warned you.
l'll kill you for this! l swear!
l've fucking had it with you.
Keep cool just a while longer. Screw them.
lt'll be dark soon and l'll think of something.
How does this shit work?
l'm sick of asking you!
Fuck knows!
lt explodes when you take the weight away.
Here we are at a Bosnian barricade near the town of Tuzla...
...talking to the Bosnian Commander.
How do you feel about the talks in Geneva?
l'd like to go there. Would you go with me?
Are you resentful that people are talking while you are suffering?
What happened?
lt's very confused. We go now and bring some help.
-Why don't you tell them the truth? -Who are you?
l am Jane Livingston, Global News Channel...
...and this is Sgt. Marchand, otherwise known as Arizona 2.
Stop the engine.
-How do you know that? -We were listening to your radio frequency.
Since we were in the area, we thought we'd come and verify.
-You listened to our radio? -Absolutely.
lt's the best way to get fresh information.
Are you going back? Why do you need a bomb disposal unit?
Stop the camera.
-Can you take us there? -No, l have to go.
That's right.
You're just here to distribute humanitarian aid.
Okay, we'll go without you. Come on, let's go.
You can't. lt's too dangerous.
ls that an order?
Okay, stop filming, please.
Please?
Yes, all right.
Maybe l can help you if you'll help me.
We have an English TV crew here.
They know everything.
Other crews are on the way. They picked up our frequency.
l didn't answer their questions.
Hello, Captain. This is Jane Livingston of Global News.
l can hear everything you're saying.
Are we to assume that the UNPROFOR are doing absolutely nothing...
...for those who are wounded and trapped between the two fronts?
Who made this decision? Are headquarters aware of the situation?
You know very well that you have no right to listen or to use this frequency.
Get off it immediately or we'll confiscate your press card. Over.
ls that a threat?
Listen, Miss Livingston, I was not in any way threatening you.
Please, try to understand. We are doing what we can.
At this moment we are in negotiations with both camps to arrange a ceasefire.
As you know, the situation is extremely complicated and takes time.
That's a lie.
Can you tell me where these negotiations are and who's in charge?
l have my second unit on hand here who could cover it immediately.
I have no more information for the moment.
You're telling me that negotiations are taking place...
...but you don't know where they are or who's in charge.
At the same time...
...you've requested that your soldiers who were on the scene return to base.
I just carry out orders.
Who issues these orders? Can l have a name?
I cannot disclose military affairs.
First of all, I must request authorization from my superiors.
Fine, go ahead. l'll wait right here for your answer.
l'm preparing a news report which goes off in half an hour...
...and it will be fascinating to monitor the response...
...of millions of our viewers who will watch the show.
Thank you, Captain.
Arizona 2, are you still there?
Affirmative, Charlie Tango.
Stay there until further orders. Over and out.
Message received, sir.
-Could l-- -No, please, not now.
Why are you doing this?
l'm sick of being a bystander.
-What would you do? -What l'd do?
l'd stop the madmen ruining this country. We have what it takes.
Aren't you neutral?
You can't be neutral facing murder.
Doing nothing to stop it is taking sides.
Magnificent. Will you say that on camera?
l may be mad, but l'm not stupid.
-Jane. -Yeah, l'm coming.
l'll be right back.
-What's wrong? -My leg's itching.
Wait.
You want to blow us away? l'll scratch you.
Lower.
Again. To the left.
There. That's good.
l need the toilet.
Piss in your pants.
lt's the other.
lt's okay.
Easy for you to say.
Here at the Bosnian barricade...
...we do not know if this is yet another mission impossible...
...or if, indeed, they will actually decide to do something.
Thank you, Jane.
Let's take a look at the history of UN involvement in the Bosnian conflict.
Martha, get me Capt. Dubois, please.
He just called, but I told him that you were out.
Call him back and tell him l'm here.
You're pushing Bosnia-Herzegovina...
...to follow the same path of horror and suffering...
...as Slovenia and Croatia.
You'll lead Bosnia into hell and this may end up...
...exterminating the Muslim people!
Radovan Karadzic didn't wait long to carry out his threat.
Bosnian Serb paramilitary forces, largely helped by the Yugoslav army...
...furiously attacked Bosnian cities...
...that were defended only by armed Bosnian civilians...
...and the rest of the police forces loyal to the Bosnian government.
Serbs started massive attacks against civilian targets...
...spreading fear and terror and introducing a new term: ethnical cleansing.
The world community finally decided to do something...
...after Serb artillery massacred people waiting in lines for bread.
UN Security Council decided to send to Bosnia...
...9,000 troops supported by the American 6th Fleet.
At the moment when the whole world expected military intervention...
...French President Francois Mitterrand lands in Sarajevo...
...a city that was already under siege.
Bosnians received him as a savior, but he had different plans.
After meeting with Radovan Karadzic, he opened Sarajevo airport...
...and started wide-scale humanitarian aid action.
UN troops were assigned to protect and follow the UNHCR food convoys...
...without any right to interfere in the conflict.
Today, Bosnians are still denied the right to defend themselves...
...by an imposed UN weapon embargo...
...although, at this very moment, war continues without any signs of pacification.
The tragedy of the Bosnian nation continues...
...and the only help they've got now is 120 grams of humanitarian aid per day.
For those joining us now, we have news from Bosnia...
...where some men are caught in no man's land.
Our correspondent Jane Livingston is there.
We're waiting to see which measure will be taken by UNPROFOR.
Is there anything you'd like to add, Jane?
Olivia, I would like to repeat the words that I heard here only moments ago.
''Neutrality does not exist in the face of murder.
''Doing nothing to stop it is, in fact, choosing.
''It is not being neutral.''
Thank you, Jane. We'll come back to you later.
That was Jane Livingston, live from Bosnia. We'll be back after this.
Martha, gonna need a helicopter and a map of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
How was it? We haven't had an opportunity like that in a very long time.
Yeah.
l know. l just hope it will make them move their asses, you know?
Yeah. That's right.
Okay. l'll call you as soon as we get there.
Shit! We weren't the only ones listening to the UNPROFOR, obviously.
Hi, John.
Okay, guys. We have the go-ahead.
Stay here while we check things.
Come on. That's not what we agreed.
lt's too dangerous now. You can move in with the mine expert.
No! You said that you would take us up....
Fucking French.
Really, l'm sick of it.
Give me the photo in my pocket.
-Which pocket? -The top one.
This one.
Let me see.
-Why do soldiers always carry photos? -l've no idea. Let me see.
l can't see like that.
-Think l'll see her again? -Cut it out, of course you will.
Ciki!
Stop it, for God's sake!
Shit!
You stop!
Watch the knife!
Stop now!
lt's over! You stop! Help is coming.
The mining squad is coming. You understand? You tell him.
The mine squad's coming!
l'll kill you for this!
lt's good for you.
Help coming.
l'll get reinforcements. Keep an eye on them...
...and clean his wound.
Take this. Call me if there's a problem.
-What's happening? -Okay, you'll be able to film.
Are you sure?
Everything okay? Are you all right?
-Sgt. Marchand. -Capt. Dubois.
-Captain, can you tell us what's going on? -Just one moment, please.
-Can we have an interview later? -l told you, one minute.
-What's going on? -A hell of a mess, sir.
lt's really tense. We just had to intervene.
We're taking no risks. Any trouble, we pull out, okay?
-What about the reporters? -We let them film everything.
lsn't that what you wanted?
l'm not stupid, Sgt. Marchand.
Ladies and gentleman, l am Capt. Dubois.
ln a few minutes, l will take you on the site.
l suppose you all have your press cards, helmets and flak jackets.
Sgt. Marchand here is going to brief you now.
We have there a soldier that is laying on a mine. We have to de-mine it.
Nobody can go in the hole. lt's too dangerous.
Don't go around because we don't know if there are any mines.
The situation is extremely complicated and l want your total cooperation.
Whoever will not respect the rules...
...will be thrown out and their press card will be confiscated.
Go now into your cars. We'll leave in a few minutes.
Please go.
-You never mentioned a man on a mine. -l didn't?
l forgot. Shall we go?
-We wait for the mine expert. -He isn't with you?
Ours were busy. They're sending a German.
He should be here at 3:30. lt's 3:30 now.
Bang on the dot.
What?
Capt. Dubois. Do you speak French?
No.
-English, of course. -Of course.
-You know the situation? -No, we had no time for a briefing.
We don't have much time, so you follow us, l will explain you.
Over there. Follow us.
At this very moment the UNPROFOR are trying to help the third soldier...
...who is lying on a mine.
The absurdity of war continues, taking on a different guise.
How will all this end? Stay tuned to Global News.
Jane Livingston, live from Bosnia.
Here.
Excuse me...
...can l make interview with you?
Go fuck yourself! You're the last thing l need.
Fucking Balkanian. What the fuck are you doing?
-l just thought-- -Don't think.
l'm the one who thinks around here.
Excuse me, would you like a cigarette?
Do you speak a little English?
-Little. -l can do interview with you?
Roll.
-How do you feel? -Okay.
-Do you feel tired? -Yes.
Was it you who put the mine underneath the other soldier?
Fucking bastard. Cut!
l'll kill him, even if it's the last thing l do.
-What's wrong with you? -l should have killed him.
See that? l spared him and now...
...he's tried to kill me with my own knife!
How do you feel?
Great. Couldn't be better.
First, they shoot at me, then l wake up on a mine...
...the whole world's watching me, l need to shit...
...and you piss me off with your stupid stories.
lt'll soon be over.
-You are okay? -Yes, l'm ready.
Now, l need everybody out of the place.
We need the safety parameters at least 30 meters.
Okay. l'll do it.
Move everybody out.
Okay, please, now, you must go back. We will start de-mining.
Michel, let's get going!
You must leave now. De-miner wants everybody out.
You, out.
Yes, he out, too. Later, when we finish. Understand?
They'll bring him out later.
lf l need a translator, l'll find one.
Let's go.
Calm down!
You cannot stay here, okay?
Tell him if he stays here we will not start working.
lt's a question of security. Say it to your friend.
He's not my friend.
l know, but please, l have no other translator. Tell him.
-They'll do nothing until we go. -l don't need a translator!
Go fuck yourself, asshole!
Keep your cool. Just go.
l'll wait for you up there.
Keep an eye on him.
Okay?
You can probably just make out behind me, as l'm speaking to you...
...the Serbian soldier, limping, closely followed by the Bosnian soldier.
These two men, at least, will be walking to their safety.
But they will be leaving behind the third soldier...
...who is still patiently waiting on the mine...
...for the bomb-disposal expert to save his life.
For him, the ordeal is not yet over.
This is Jane Livingston, live from Bosnia...
...for Global News. Stay tuned.
Get lost!
Fuck you!
Asshole! l give him bandages and he refuses them.
They're all maniacs!
-lt's John here. Are you still there? -Yes. Hello?
Okay. Listen, this is really great, but it would be fantastic if you could...
...get the story of the guy on the mine.
I'll try. I mean....
Maybe you could get a close-up of him when they're clearing the mine?
Yeah, I'll try.
Have you interviewed the other two guys yet?
No, unfortunately they won't let me get anywhere near them.
Go get it, Jane. Come on!
As soon as you get it, we'll go live again. Okay? Good luck.
Thank you.
Don't move.
Fuck, what a job.
They say a mine expert only ever makes one mistake.
-Two mistakes. -How come?
The first is when he chooses the job.
What is happening?
There's too much stones. l can't approach the mine.
l don't even see what kind of mine it is.
l know. Wait.
-ls this the mine that is under the body? -Yeah.
l can do nothing.
-What? -lt's impossible to de-activate...
...this kind of stuff once the mechanism is on.
This man is already dead.
Are you sure? Can't you put something between him and the mine?
Maybe another de-miner knows better.
You can call whoever you want.
Nobody, nothing in the world can de-mine this stuff, not in these conditions.
At least l don't know about it.
Deus ex machina. He's all we needed.
Why are you here? Do you consider it such an important mission?
We consider all our missions to be of the utmost importance.
Our job here is to expedite the peace process in this country.
You didn't want to intervene. lt was your soldiers...
...who were sick and tired of waiting, who initiated the action.
l'm afraid you got the wrong end of the story here.
This is a simple new system of command.
lf it's effective, then the unit in the field will have much greater mobility.
What do you have to say about the Americans' accusations...
...that Europe's incapacity to do anything is due to UNPROFOR's internal problems?
l've heard no such accusations. You must judge for yourself.
The UNPROFOR is perfectly fulfilling its mission. Thank you very much.
What are the relationships between the British and the French?
l think we'll have to deal with that later. lt's far too complicated.
-Thank you. -My pleasure.
-How's it going? -We have a problem, sir.
-What problem? -One of the soldiers is on a mine.
lt's impossible to defuse it.
What?
The mine disposal expert says it is impossible to defuse it.
This whole fucking business stinks to high heaven, as l said from the start.
lf the journalists get one whiff of this, they'll crucify us.
Shit.
What did you decide? What are we going to do?
Get back into the trench. Pretend to be busy.
-We've got to buy ourselves some time. -Excuse me to repeat--
Get back into the trench!
That's an order.
Captain, what's happening?
The mine disposal expert has begun his job.
You will be informed as soon as he will be finished.
-l think it's going to take a little while. -Can we approach?
Unfortunately, for security reasons, l cannot allow that.
You wanted to kill me with my own knife?
Oh, shit.
Quick! Tom!
ls that how you thank me?
Don't come any closer!
You're all the same!
And you vultures film it?
You get good money? Does our misery pay well?
No!
-Did you get it? -Yes.
Captain? Over here, please.
What do you think--
Take it easy.
Listen....
There was no other solution.
Marchand! Put the bodies in the car. We're going.
-What's happening? -The mine expert's defused it.
-He has? -Yes.
Colonel, sir, can we just have a few questions?
Ladies and gentleman, what can l say? You see the conditions we work under.
Our focus now must be on the remaining soldier.
We hope to be able to save at least one life.
-Can we come closer? Can we film it? -Eventually.
He's in critical condition and has to be taken to a hospital immediately.
When he's in a fit state to answer your questions, you'll be informed.
The press conference tonight at 22:00 at the Holiday lnn...
...at which time l shall be happy to answer any of your questions.
For the time being, l must ask you please to prepare to leave the field...
...since l can no longer guarantee your safety. Night is beginning to fall.
Please, ladies and gentlemen, prepare to go.
Thank you.
-What's going on? -We took out the mine expert's gear.
-What about him? -lf you have an idea, let me know.
-We can't leave him there! -You have a solution?
You heard the mine expert.
l hope you understand now.
lt's not our business, so we stay out of it.
Everything all right, Captain? Good work, gentlemen.
l'm very pleased.
l have no doubt that in the fullness of time you'll be duly compensated.
You've got the contact numbers from Dubois?
Call them, will you, and notify them that they're dead.
Then l'd like you to notify each side...
...that we have information that the other side...
...is planning to commandeer the central trench this evening.
Could you call me the liaison of the Bosnians, please? Thank you.
-Well, see you round. -See you.
l wanted to thank you.
-You got your report. -Yes.
Are you okay?
-Ready to go? -Sorry?
-Are you ready to go? -Yes.
Let's not hang around, let's go.
-l hope we meet again. -l hope so.
Remember the press conference tonight, 22:00, all right?
Yes.
l know what you're thinking, Sergeant.
lt wouldn't make any difference, you know. lt wouldn't change anything.
Off you go.
Are you sure you don't want me to film the trench?
No. A trench is a trench. They're all the same.