In Zenica, a medium-sized Bosnian town, frequent occurrences of cancers, childhood diabetes, and respiratory disease have become the norm. Air pollution, in general, is high in Bosnia, but the citizens look with suspicion towards a giant steel and coking plant which occupies a quarter of the city and is the largest employer in the area. They want the factory's emissions to be monitored, as the environmental permit requires, but nothing happens. In the hardest hit neighborhood, the citizens do not feel heard at all and instead join forces in the citizens organisation Eko Forum to demand change.
Over 7 years (2017-2024), the film follows Eko Forum's fight for data and accountability. Through the eyes of the citizens who suffer the consequences, the film gives voice to the voiceless and uncovers the complex mechanisms that stand in the way of common-sense measures and sustainability in the town, like in so many other places around the world
Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2024 | 92 minutes
Director: Nanna Frank Møller, Zlatko Pranjic
Producer: Lise Lense-Møller
Cinematography: Nanna Frank Møller
Editor: Nanna Frank Møller