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dren to Italian families. "Although she
As for Natasha's future, Nicholson
didn't speak a word of English, she
and his wife told her that when she's
understood what she had to do."
18, if she suddenly feels the roots of
The escape plan was a complete
Bosnia pulling her back, they'll help
secret, although in the film, the
her return. But you get the sense it
American volunteer knows. Nicholson
won't happen since she's very involved
didn't even tell his wife, Diana, at
with her new family and surroundings.
home in Surrey, England, until he
Nicholson feels she's pulled a cur-
already made the commitment.
tain over the horror she witnessed as a
"She's an incredible woman," he
child much the way he did after each
says of his wife. "We're celebrating our
war he covered. He says there's noth-
30th anniversary next month. But
ing glamorous about it. Sure, there's
when you've been married a long time,
plenty of camaraderie, wisecracking
you know a woman. You know her
and drinking, all of which he thinks
reaction. And I knew she wasn't going
were best portrayed in Under Fire.
to say 'Over my dead body. Take her
That is, until Welcome to Sarejevo.
back.' Now, maybe if it had been a 20-
He speaks of his first war assign-
year-old blonde, she might have
had different language."
Nicholson's intent was never
to adopt Natasha, only keep her
safe until the war ended. "I was
55 then and my wife was 51.
We'd just brought up two boys,
great guys, and I think my wife
was moving out to a bit of free-
dom."
But the Nicholsons did adopt
Natasha, and now, five years
later, she has become a typical
English teen-ager.
Stephen Dillane, left, and Woody Harrelson,
"She's very handsome, a
center, in a scene from Michael Winterbottom's
sporty girl," says her proud
"Welcome to Sarajevo."
father. "She loves tennis and is
the local women's champion.
She's got pictures of her idols on her
nient: Vietnam, 1969. "Remember
wall. But now I think the prize place is
that scene in Apocalypse Now where
going to be the autograph of President
they're going down the river in a
Clinton."
patrol gunboat? Well, that was my first
The family was invited to the White
experience, and it was really eerie. The
House to watch the film with the presi-
old junks would come by and I
dent. At first, Diana didn't want to go.
thought, 'God. What's going to hap-
She didn't want Natasha to see the film
pen now?'"
since Natasha's memories of the war
Then he looked around and saw
appear to be things of the past. "Diana's
everyone else on the boat, even his
very protective of Natasha," says
crew, looking totally laid back and
Nicholson. But they did go.
relaxed, which made him think he'd
"The president knew Diana didn't
made a major mistake coming to
want her to see it, but he's quite a per-
Southeast Asia.
suasive man and said to Tasha, 'Look.
"I thought I was going to be such a
Come sit with me in the front row,
great boy coming to the war. And here
and, if it upsets you, we'll go out
I am. The only one who's scared wit-
together."'
less. Then I saw a few guys popping
Actually, Nicholson said Natasha
things into their mouth, and I realized
was quite unfazed by the film.
I was the only sober one on the boat.
Nicholson says President Clinton
All the others were high. So if any-
found the film very powerful, hoped
thing would have happened, I was
people would see it and said it came at
probably the only one who would
a very opportune time.
have survived because I would have
"I think he meant that he's having a
known what to do."
hard time trying to keep the American
Still, Nicholson admits he liked
troops (8,500 out of a total of 22,000
going to war. But no more. For him,
U.N. troops) there. And, this kind of
Bosnia was the last perilous journey
film is just the thing to remind people
he'd make into that peculiar kind of
that if the troops don't stay, it could all
madness. El
happen again."
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