RN Documentary: From Brooklyn to Banja Luka
Series: RN Documentaries
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Length: 00:29:31
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Jonathan is a nice Jewish boy from Brooklyn. He has a typically New York loudness, and he?s flamboyant, musical and pretty good with languages. Dragana is a nice Serbian girl from Bosnia. She is prone to the occasional Slavic melancholy, but is also generally loud, musical, and pretty good with languages. They live in Holland, a small and sober country that, at first glance doesn?t seem suited to either temperament. Their improbable love story in features in From Brooklyn to Banja Luka. The programme won a Prix Europa in 2005 and a Gold Medal at the New York International Radio Festival.
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Review of RN Documentary: From Brooklyn to Banja Luka
In this portrait of modern romance, we meet a very charming and sweet couple living in Holland. The husband is American and the wife is Serbian. Producer Dheera Sujan has provided us with a loving portrait of the couple as they discuss what they like and don't like about each other and what brings them together. My favorite moment is when the husband sings so sweetly. It's very moving. Sometimes, they laugh too much and it takes too long to get to the deeper and more serious parts of their life. But this is such an ideal piece to air on Valentine's Day and it would appeal to most listeners. I'd highly recommend stations to give it an audition. International couples haven't had that much focus or examination. This half-hour would be great paired with another Radio Netherlands piece or another Val Day piece to make an entertaining slice of life special.