Artemy Voskresensky

In the freezing cold of occupied Leningrad, a group of children is sent to a so-called “children’s shelter” — a place where hunger, brutal punishment, and forced labor await, and where they are even used as blood donors for wounded German soldiers. Fear, despair, and the constant threat of death haunt their every moment. Yet, amidst the cruelty, they find strength and begin secretly planning their escape. Every small act of defiance becomes a spark of hope. In the face of unimaginable terror, they fight to survive and cling to the fragile possibility of freedom.

The story of 14-year-old Tamara Eremenko, who finds herself on the brink of survival in besieged Leningrad in the winter of 1942. A convoy of mail trucks arrives in the city for the first time in months. The Main Post Office is desperately short of mail carriers. To survive the winter and save her sister, Tamara must deliver six letters and prove her fitness for the job, only to be hired as a postman.