Arnel Production

The Chernobyl disaster was one of the most terrible man-made disasters to occur on the European continent in the last century. The disaster had many appalling consequences, both physical and psychological, and affected people all over the world, including in the Balkans. In Macedonia, the Chernobyl disaster affected different people in different ways. The documentary Why Me? Includes interviews with people in Macedonia who have been affected by radiation. The documentary illustrates the negative effects of nuclear energy and shows that its consequences affect people of all ethnicities and religions.

Agron disappeared for years during the war, missing in action and presumed dead. When he suddenly re- turns home one night, his family are shocked: How will they tell the others about his return? Many projects have been undertaken in the village in the name of Agron’s ‘heroic death’. If he shows up alive it will create many problems for the beneficiaries of the project: his family is receiving financial help as the family of a martyr and has raised loans on the basis of this income. Now Agron has two choices: either to show up in public or to wait for the projects to end. A month passes and Agron is at home while a statue is being erected in the local schoolyard. He has made his decision...

A documentary about immigrants.