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This documentary tells the true-life story of Oggi Tomic, born in Sarajevo but now living in Cambridge. He co-rote and c | dG1fbnJWSmFaSUkwcmM
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00:00I never saw a picture of my mum, and I constantly, as a young boy, asked all the time, can I
00:13see my mum, can I see what she looks like, so I can only dream about what my mum looks
00:19like.
00:21My name is Oghi Tomic, and I suppose when I come to think about it, I didn't get the
00:27best start in life.
00:28In 1985, I was born with water on the brain and wasn't expected to recover.
00:35I was abandoned by my mother, and spent the rest of my childhood in orphanages.
00:41When I was nine, war came to my city of Sarajevo, which then endured the longest siege in modern
00:46day history, and survival took on a new meaning as my city was surrounded and shelved by hardline
00:53Bosnian Serbs.
00:55At the time, I was too young to realise what was going on.
01:01Looking back now, I can't believe what I survived and how my life has panned out.
01:06But my past continues to haunt me, not just the war, but my experience in the orphanages.
01:12Now, 27 years on, my long lost family have finally got in touch.
01:18There's just one thing.
01:19It turns out that some members of my family could actually have been amongst those shooting
01:27at me during the siege of Sarajevo.
01:34So I'm heading back to Bosnia in search of answers, to retrace my steps.
01:40Could it be that this is the place I grew up at?
01:47This guy remembers me since I was a baby.
01:55It's just unbelievable.
01:58Was I really here?
02:00I must be some kind of a miracle.
02:02I'm going back to face my fears.
02:04I feel like almost like, you know, when you want to faint and then like before an exam or
02:10something and finally meet my family.
02:15I just can't handle this.
02:23I just can't handle this.
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