Below we present:
- family story Maria and Branko Lovrić from school desks to daily life in Osijek before the war
- intimate photos and memories from the Lovrić home, with a focus on the growing up of sons and the fight against illness
- the chronology of the day when Branko was taken for an “informative interview” and what the witnesses saw
- reactions of institutions, work environment and neighbors after the disappearance, along with recorded obstacles and silences
- the experiences and attitudes of the family about life in the destroyed house, the search for help and the silence that followed
In two sequels, we present a text about the family of Branko Lovrić, a civilian killed in 1991 in Osijek on the orders of Branimir Glavaš (Part 1)
It’s your land, build a home there…”, a guttural voice comes from the TV Vice Vukova with which the written advertisements on the local television station were voiced. Maria he increases his tone and starts singing with him: “…there is the old foundation, there on your karst./Strangers and storms tore it apart,/but it’s still there as long as…” Her eyebrows are raised, her head rises, she spreads her arms slightly and crosses them on her chest, as if she is squeezing the love that swells inside her. He sings his heart out while looking at the screen, which advertises in red letters advertisements for the purchase of electronic equipment, discounted meat products, agricultural machinery. “..we are here,” Vukov ends with a long crescendo and Marija remote…
