The Two Faces of War

On the occasion of marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the 84th anniversary of the most terrible crime against humanity committed in Kraljevo in October 1941, the National Museum of Kraljevo is organizing a screening of the documentary film “Two Faces of War”, which will be held in the Movie Theater “Kvart”, on Tuesday, October 14th, 2025. at 2 p.m..

The documentary film “The Two Faces of War”, by Zoran Dobrić, a journalist, documentary filmmaker and professor of journalism at the University of Vienna, was produced by the Austrian national television ORF. The main theme of the film is the lesser-known role of Austrian citizens in World War II in the occupied Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

The two opposing faces of war – good and evil – are depicted through the actions of two Austrians: nurse Diana Budisavljević, who saved more than 7,500 Serbian children from camps in the NDH, and General Franz Böhme, who, as the occupation commander, issued the order by which around 35,000 civilians were shot in Serbia during the fall of 1941, including several hundred children.

Although focused on the horrors of war, the film “The Two Faces of War” carries a strong anti-war message and presents a universal story about good and evil in man.

Before the screening, the film’s author Zoran Dobrić will address the audience.