Documentary backdrop image for Nezo (2021)

Documentary backdrop image for Nezo (2021)

202153 minPGdocumentary

Nezo

202153 minPGdocumentary

A 16-year-old boy who speaks five foreign languages works as a translator at the Stenkovec Refugee Camp during the Kosovo conflict.

Genres

Director

Merita Çoçoli

Synopsis

A 16-year-old boy who speaks five foreign languages works as a translator at the Stenkovec Refugee Camp during the Kosovo conflict.

People

Merita Çoçolidirector

Merita Çoçoliwriter

Synopsis

Ljupka Siljanova Cipusheva, a nurse at the Stenkovec Refugee Camp, recounts her experiences during the Kosovo conflict and the 1999 NATO bombing. She focuses on Nezo, a 16-year-old boy who speaks five foreign languages. Nezo works as a translator at the camp, bridging communication gaps for refugees. The film blends fact and fiction to illustrate the personal stories from this tumultuous period in history.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

The homecoming of Kosovar refugees (2022)

The homecoming of Kosovar refugees

Kosovars return from North Macedonian camps to find their villages devastated and bodies unburied.

The homecoming of Kosovar refugees

Rebuilding Kosovo (2007)

Rebuilding Kosovo

More than 75,000 homes were damaged or destroyed during the war in Kosovo, leaving many families like Hassan's in precarious living situations.

Rebuilding Kosovo

Bosnia's invisible children: Living in dignity (2019)

Bosnia's invisible children: Living in dignity

Between 2,000 and 4,000 children were born from wartime rape during the Bosnian War, facing stigma and discrimination as they seek recognition and support.

Bosnia's invisible children: Living in dignity

Everyday life in the Bosnian War - What happened in Srebrenica? (2025)

Everyday life in the Bosnian War - What happened in Srebrenica?

In April 1992, the first bombs fell over Srebrenica, marking the beginning of the Bosnian War and altering the lives of its residents forever.

Everyday life in the Bosnian War - What happened in Srebrenica?

The Boy Who Rushed (Missing Person Documentary) (2017)

The Boy Who Rushed (Missing Person Documentary)

In 1991, during the war in Croatia, a sister searches for her brother Ivan, a traffic policeman who went missing near Vukovar amidst escalating conflict.

The Boy Who Rushed (Missing Person Documentary)

Life on the Fringes of Europe for Thousands of Migrants (2021)

Life on the Fringes of Europe for Thousands of Migrants

Hundreds of people live in an abandoned factory in Bosnia, facing harsh conditions and border pushbacks.

Life on the Fringes of Europe for Thousands of Migrants

Of Blood And History (2008)

Of Blood And History

Kosovo experiences ethnic cleansing and NATO's largest bombardment since WWII.

Of Blood And History

Strange Border Kidnappings in Kosovo: Correspondent Confidential (2014)

Strange Border Kidnappings in Kosovo: Correspondent Confidential

Hundreds of people disappeared after the Kosovo war, with many allegedly kidnapped by the Kosovo Liberation Army and taken alive across the border to Albania.

Strange Border Kidnappings in Kosovo: Correspondent Confidential

Back to Bosnia War Refugee, War Crimes, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia Conflict (2024)

Back to Bosnia War Refugee, War Crimes, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia Conflict

In September 1992, Sabina Vajraca wrote a letter expressing her fear of never returning to Banja Luka, the city she was forced to flee during the war.

Back to Bosnia War Refugee, War Crimes, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia Conflict

From a Nazi childhood to living with a Syrian refugee (2019)

From a Nazi childhood to living with a Syrian refugee

A 94-year-old woman who was a member of the Hitler Youth shares an apartment in Berlin with a Syrian refugee named Amer.

From a Nazi childhood to living with a Syrian refugee

Canada - The return of the Blackfoot (2025)

Canada - The return of the Blackfoot

More dancers are participating in powwows than ever before, with many young people expressing pride in their Blackfoot heritage and traditions.

Canada - The return of the Blackfoot

Explore Nezo

Where else to watch

The Year After Dayton (1997)

The Year After Dayton

1997•3h24m•★7.4TMDB

In post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina, three men-Rajko, Nermin, and Halid-struggle to rebuild their lives in a divided society.

The Year After Dayton

Good Night Sarajevo (2014)

Good Night Sarajevo

2014•1h2m•★8.0TMDB

Boban Minic reflects on his experiences at Radio Sarajevo during the Bosnian War and the role of journalism amid the city's siege.

Good Night Sarajevo

Blue Helmet (2024)

Blue Helmet

2024•25m•★5.4TMDB

A young man recounts his experiences as a peacekeeper in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the war, reflecting on the dangers he faced.

Brussels-Transit (1982)

Brussels-Transit

1982•1h22m•★6.6TMDB

Thirty years after the last Yiddish feature film, Samy Szlingerbaum presents a narrative of his family's search for refuge following World War II.

Brussels-Transit

Browse more like this

Everyday life in the Bosnian War - What happened in Srebrenica? (2025)

Everyday life in the Bosnian War - What happened in Srebrenica?

In April 1992, the first bombs fell over Srebrenica, marking the beginning of the Bosnian War and altering the lives of its residents forever.

Everyday life in the Bosnian War - What happened in Srebrenica?

No digital watch option in your country

Life on the Fringes of Europe for Thousands of Migrants (2021)

Life on the Fringes of Europe for Thousands of Migrants

Hundreds of people live in an abandoned factory in Bosnia, facing harsh conditions and border pushbacks.

Life on the Fringes of Europe for Thousands of Migrants

No digital watch option in your country

From a Nazi childhood to living with a Syrian refugee (2019)

From a Nazi childhood to living with a Syrian refugee

A 94-year-old woman who was a member of the Hitler Youth shares an apartment in Berlin with a Syrian refugee named Amer.

From a Nazi childhood to living with a Syrian refugee

No digital watch option in your country

Deza-Femijet (Kosovo 2000) (2001)

Deza-Femijet (Kosovo 2000)

2001•1h30m•★8.0TMDB

Six children from Kosovo share their experiences of war through black-and-white footage mixed with color images taken by themselves.

Deza-Femijet (Kosovo 2000)

Kenedi Goes Back Home (2003)

Kenedi Goes Back Home

2003•1h18m•★6.6TMDB

A decade after fleeing the Balkans during the 1990s war, Kenedi Hasani searches the streets of Serbia for his parents amid the struggles of the Roma community.

Kenedi Goes Back Home

The Living and the Dead of Sarajevo (1993)

The Living and the Dead of Sarajevo

1993•1h15m•★7.0TMDB

A wedding celebration in Sarajevo is interrupted by gunfire during a nine-month siege that devastates the city and its residents in 1993.

The Living and the Dead of Sarajevo

Cheers Kosovo, Hang in There! (2017)

Cheers Kosovo, Hang in There!

2017•58m•★8.0TMDB

Kosovo's national football team faces disappointment in World Cup qualifiers while stars thrive in Sweden.

Cheers Kosovo, Hang in There!

Logbook_Serbistan (2015)

Logbook_Serbistan

2015•1h34m•★5.2TMDB

Over 1,000 illegal immigrants and asylum seekers in Serbia face challenges as they adapt to life in asylum centers while aiming for European Union countries.

Logbook_Serbistan

Without Kosovo (2017)

Without Kosovo

2017•21m•★5.0TMDB

Over thirty years of separation from family and homeland followed Asllan Gjinovci's activism during the 1968 student protests against the Yugoslav government.

Permanently Inhabited Stranger (2003)

Permanently Inhabited Stranger

2003•30m•★6.0TMDB

Edo Maajka reflects on his experiences as a refugee during the war while discussing the vibrant music scene in Croatia and Bosnia.

Permanently Inhabited Stranger

The Wheels of Wonder (2020)

The Wheels of Wonder

2020•1h9m•★5.0TMDB

1.5 million Syrian refugees live in Lebanon, prompting a team to test a prototype play cart designed to create play opportunities for children.

The Wheels of Wonder

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →