Bosnian Sarajevo Hosts Hungarian Film “Hybris”

A Hungarian film crew completed “Hybris” on location in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the film now competes at the Odense Film Festival. Director Peter Docze set the story in Sarajevo and cast Bosnian-Herzegovinian actors Aldin Omerović, Davor Golubović, and Asja Zara Lagumdžija. The short film explores processing war trauma and cultural cynicism when societies overlook history and collective memory.

The filmmakers used Sarajevo’s abandoned bobsleigh track on Trebević mountain and the city’s cable car as filming locations. Through the eyes of an outsider, the film asks if Europe has truly learned from the wars of the former Yugoslavia. It questions whether Europe repeats patterns of indifference to the trauma of others amid current conflicts.

The team hopes the project gains visibility within Sarajevo’s cultural community, given the film’s strong connection to the city and its people. The film’s reception at the Odense Film Festival remains to be seen, and further distribution plans are not yet public.