Kosovo - Blood Isn't Water

Petr Jančárek’s film captures Kosovo during the mass return of Albanian refugees after the 1999 exodus. His guide and commentator, People in Need´s volunteer Marie Wichterlová, explains how her youthful adventure left her forever changed. She also discusses how People in Need provides aid in places not yet reached by mammoth aid organisations and the agony involved in determining which families will get material for a new roof as winter closes in. Highlighted is the enormous dedication of Czech volunteers, who often put their own lives on the line. As with most films produced by People in Need, the horrific testimonies of genocide survivors are captured. Also depicted is the disillusionment arising from the speed at which the fragile, peaceful coexistence of Albanians and Serbs in a small mountainous region of southern Europe came to an end. (One World)