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Šariš in eastern Slovakia is a very specific border region between Eastern and Western Europe. It is situated between rational individualism of the West and expressive emotionality of the East. The territory at the foothills of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains has its historical roots in a diverse combination of minorities and religious creeds, which made it grow into a "little Babylon". Europe is transforming and so do the lives of its people. This documentary follows the progress of globalization and its effects on individual lives of the people of Šariš. The film introduces six different characters representing their respective communities. They include Šarišans, Ruthenians, Jews, Gypsies, as well as young people of different identities. The film explores the last days of traditional diversity in local communities, and seeks the beauty of the original, authentic, and interesting individual. People from the Šariš region are often called the "crazy Easterners". OTHER WORLDS visits six of them at one of the ends of the world, at an end of the globalized world. They are products "made in Šariš". (jakelijan virallinen teksti)