Gervasio Sánchez, testigo de guerra

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Winner of the Golden Dolphin for Best Docudrama at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, this documentary follows photographer Gervasio Sánchez on a journey to Sarajevo to meet Adis Smajic, who was injured by an anti-personnel mine at the age of thirteen. For three decades, Sánchez has travelled through conflict zones, documenting the suffering of victims through his lens. An independent journalist, he has consistently exposed the political and economic interests that draw states into war. His photographs reveal the vulnerability, helplessness and brutality endured by civilians caught in armed conflicts. Since beginning his career in 1984, Sánchez has covered wars across the Gulf, the Balkans, Africa, Asia and Latin America. His first book, *The Siege of Sarajevo* (1994), portrays the harsh realities of civilian life in the besieged city. In 1995, he launched *Landmines*, a project documenting the lives of landmine victims over nearly two decades.