He lost the war for Kosovo, he was indicted as a war criminal and he had driven his people into poverty. Yet in 1999, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and his powerful wife, Mira, remained the lord and lady of the strange citadel of Serbian politics. This documentary welcomes you to the world of Sloba and Mira - a surreal landscape where nothing is what it seems and threat, blackmail and corruption are the currency of political life. The schoolyard sweethearts who became middle aged despots are known to Serbs simply as Sloba and Mira. It was the Sunday Telegraph’s Choice of the Day (17.10.99). “The critically-acclaimed film-maker Phil Rees follows up his first documentary with Sloba and Mira – Their World, shown tonight. According to the Daily Telegraph (23.10.99), “Phil Rees’ superb profile of Milosevic and his wife reframes the recent Kosovo conflict as a chillingly perverted histoire d’amour.” The Daily Mail (23.10.99) said was an “extraordinary report”. “If you missed his first film, don’t miss the follow up”. Producer: Frank Smith Picture Editor: Damian Leask Assistant Producer: Suzana Vasiljevic Executive Producer: Fiona Stourton
