Mykola Kryvoruchko

Haunted by the recent loss of his daughter, Ukrainian soldier Yuri refuses to take leave and return home from the front line. Hiding his thirst for vengeance behind silence and his grief behind duty, he volunteers for a dangerous operation. But when duty, vengeance and survival collide and the mission spirals out of control, Yuri has to face the cost of what he’s become.

July 23, 2018. An important date for ex-FEMEN leader Oxana Chatchko - the opening of her exhibition of blasphemous icons. So begins a day of wandering across Paris. Amidst encounters with lovers and an art critic, and an appointment to confirm her political refugee status, memories of her past as a feminist activist, and the traumas and betrayals suffered during her fight, resurface. Can she reawaken her desire to live?

When the war in Ukraine breaks out, five women representing various generations and attitudes engage in a desperate fight to save themselves and their loved ones. Thrown together by life, they are protagonists in an uplifting story about life, courage, sacrifice and the power of human spirit.

Mykola got a routine life, he wants inner change and spiritual development. His wife Svitlana has her own vision of family life and is not going to change it. Will Mykola have the strength of spirit and courage to stand up for his new habits, keep the respect of his friends, and not succumb to temptations? Mykola will have many surprises along the way, to a new life.