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Exclusive interviews wtih former Milosevi\u00e7 associates &#8212; both dissenters and loyalists &#8212; include a remarkable encounter with his wife and political mentor, Mira. This investigative report will take the viewer inside the realm, and inside the mind, of one of the most effective and brutal tyrants of the past 50 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Film<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Producer Paul Jenkins recently produced SOLDAT, an observational film about the Russian army, and co-produced with Director Leslie Woodhead SREBRENICA: A CRY FROM THE GRAVE. Woodhead&#8217;s two-hour film INVASION was the first British docudrama ever aired on American network television. 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