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They Were Tito's Towns
Bila so Titova mesta
2017 · Film · documentary · 102 min
Directed by Amir Muratović
Following the death of Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980), one city in each of the six republics and two autonomous regions of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia had the honour to be named after the long-serving president. Having been chosen due to leftist ideas, proletarian character, industrialisation, urbanisation and modernity, they were often privileged. Now located across seven countries, not one of these cities is still named after Tito. We learn the stories of these cities from their residents who look back at the period under Tito’s name. Many of these stories are tragic since the majority of cities have been touched by war.
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In episode 5 or 6 (hard to keep track during a binge listen) Brian Reed has a brief moment in which he describes his reasoning for digging into parts of the subject's life. I'm realizing as I'm writing this that I can't echo all of them as it would be a major spoiler, but he ends very poignantly.
I think there's a big difference between S-Town, which to my ears was masterful and balanced, and Missing Richard Simmons which crossed some ethical lines of privacy and respect.