Since the collapse of communism in 1989, ethnic and national conflicts that had seemed buried in history, have erupted in a line across eastern and central Europe. This film, made by Ilan Ziv, whose roots are in the Warsaw Jewish ghetto, follows a bold attempt to halt that disintegration. The so-called "Conference Express" started its journey in Krakow, Poland, and travelled from Auschwitz to Transylvania, with the leaders of many of the region's political parties and ethnic groups on board seeking peaceful solutions. Watching progress is writer and broadcaster Misha Glenny. Says executive producer Robin Gutch: "Television is often justifiably criticised for only reacting to humanitarian crises while doing little to ameliorate them. This time we took the initiative ourselves."