9. Two silent films were showing in Sarajevo the weekend Franz Ferdinand and Sophie visited, and coincidentally depicted the events to come.
The day Franz Ferdinand visited Sarajevo coincided with the Feast of St Vitus. It was an occasion to remember the Turkish victory at Kosovo in 1389, which led to the destruction of the Medieval Kingdom of Serbia. Decked with flags, the people of Sarajevo had much to celebrate, and probably much to hope for.
Apart from the celebration, two silent films were showing in town. The two films namely “Shot at Midnight” and “The World without Men” were coincidentally being shown at the Imperial Kino and the Apollo Kino over the weekend Franz and Sophie visited. The titles of the films eerily anticipated the events to come.