Ekaterina Vinogradova

Russia in 2000. The end of the post-Soviet era. The province of Ivanovo. The Mironovich family keeps a wake: their youngest son Andrej died in the war. His older brother Anton meets Andrej's last wish: He drives his motorcycle through the city at sunrise. Meanwhile, in love with Anton Vika is raped after the disco. Her mother commits a senseless murder at home. There are no guilty parties.

A woman’s expectations of the man she loves, and a man’s loyalty to the woman he loves, are unshakable! In an ice cellar left over from World War II, an embroidered accordion on an air‑dried male skeleton was slowly unraveling the mystery of the disappearance of a beautiful woman who had lain frozen for 60 years...