Nataliia Klenina

Lydia is an inveterate habitant of the Moldavian village, who is incredibly concerned about the opinions of others. When her husband dies, she wants to bury him following all the rules. A kind-hearted neighbor, Clara, reminds her of an old tradition – pomana, gifts in honor of the deceased. Lydia is shocked that she forgot about it so much, that her husband’s death fades into the background. But even though the family tries to reach out to Lydia, she is only concerned about what people will think about her.

As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine starts, fifty-year-old Vlad finds himself torn between a desire to leave the country and start a new life with his family abroad and the need to take care of his elderly parents, who now find themselves to be even more marginalized than they were before.