Walter

The documentary „Walter: Myth, Legend, Hero“ by Andrej Acin explores the relationship between the true story of the partisan leader Vladimir Peric, and a communist era blockbuster „Walter Defends Sarajevo“ ["Valter brani Sarajevo"], the first ever action thriller made in Yugoslavia. The aim of the documentary is to find out why did Walter have such an affect on so many aspects of the Yugoslav pop culture in 1970s and 1980s as well as in China and the countries behind the Iron Curtain. Since its release in 1972 the movie was watched by billions of people. Owing to its immense popularity in China ‘Walter Defends Sarajevo’ became one of the most-watched war films of all time.