Title:OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 21) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFM 402
Other titles:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Summary: Scenes in Serb areas of Kosovo.
Description: (Colour bars at the start last for three minutes.)
Street in Obilić. A school bus arrives and drops off Serb schoolchildren and adults; other children get on board, under the watchful eye of (Danish ?) KFOR soldiers.
Farm in Plemetina: the farmer is seen at work with his cattle and tractor, and then is interviewed at length in his garden.
Headquarters of 3 Commando Brigade at Slim Lines near Pristina: view of main gate and guard.
Gračanica Hospital: interview with Doctor Tricovic (a Serb), who describes her job as a throat specialist and gives her assessment of Operation Trojan 2. Various vehicles are seen driving off, including UNHCR-liveried buses. and Finnish armoured vehicles.
Views of badly-damaged houses, with newly-built properties nearby; WREN interpreter talks with local civilians.
ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET
The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets:
TIME DESCRIPTION
00:00 BARS
00:30 Dark little can be seen
01:11 Bars
03:00 W/s man walking down street (empty)
03:23 W/s bus comes down road drops off civvies and soldiers and drives off
05:11 L/s farmer feeding cows
07:21 L/s farmer driving his tractor
08:03 M/s farmer being interviewed
16:52 W/s gate and guard HQ and Sigs
17:53 W/s HQ and Sigs sign pan to gate and guard
20:31 M/s interview with doctor in front of hospital
26:22 W/s (Land Rover and coach driving off) ambulance driving past APC / 2 bus / 1 Finnish 4 wheel drive
28:50 W/s demolished houses pan to newly built houses wren talking to civvies
34:53 END OF TAPE
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company)
Martin, Jim (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Royal Marines (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Women's Royal Naval Service (regiment/service)
Finnish Army (regiment/service)
Keywords: Obilić, Kosovo (geography)
Plemetina, Kosovo (geography)
Gračanica, Kosovo (geography)
Kosovo intervention (event)
Balkans post-1991 (theme)
Royal Marines (theme)
