Life at the Crossroads - Untouchables

Through authentic archival footage, photographs of personalities, displays of monuments, as well as interviews with historians, ethnologists and anthropologists, the turbulent and dramatic history of the Roma, over a period of 13 centuries, is treated. How much do we know about their language, their culture, their tradition and religion? Special attention is paid to the topics of the migration of the Roma from India throughout the world and their persecution from the places where they settled.

A short documentary depicting a broad historical picture of the Roma - from their origins and journey from India more than a thousand years ago, to their life today in the Balkans and Macedonia.

The documentary film introduces us to the firefighter Muzafer Shabanov – the only professional Roma firefighter in the Republic of Macedonia. Through interviews with him and his colleagues, we learn about the dangers and humane aspects of this profession. As well as about his successful engagement in firefighting operations.

A documentary about Romani people who, through their work, have made efforts to eliminate stereotypes towards this community, and all of these characters come from the oldest Romani settlement in the Balkans and beyond - Topaana, and are internationally known personalities.