I Believe the Portrait Saved Me

I Believe the Portrait Saved Me

0.020250h 10mDir. Alban Muja
Documentary

Twenty-five years after his abduction during the Kosovo War, painter Skender Muja recalls a pivotal moment of survival. Held in a detention center, he was ordered to draw a Serbian commander’s portrait to save his life.

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Skender Muja

Skender Muja

Himself

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