In 2007, a Slovenian miner of Bosnian origin was sent to break into a sealed mine and report on what is inside. After 2 years of risking his life working in extremely dangerous conditions, he discovered a hidden mass grave of 4000 war refugees killed after the end of WW2.
The discovery was a shock to the Slovenian society. The miner, Mehmedalija Alić, was made redundant for insisting that the victims be brought out of the mine, identified, and buried.
The director Hanna Slak helped Alić pen his story. In 2013, Alić’ autobiography A NOBODY (Nihče) was published and soon sold out. Slak subsequently adapted it into THE MINER, a fiction film about the miner and his family, his persistence to dig out the truth, and his strive for social justice.
