One mother's lie spirals into something far worse than the truth she's hiding.
Vera deceives a family from Perm to the Arkhangelsk region in the illusory hope of finding her youngest daughter, who disappeared without a trace a year and a half ago. She does not suspect that this deception can lead to an even greater tragedy.
Acting
Svetlana Ivanova's hollow-eyed, exhausted precision.
Cinematography
Bleak Arkhangelsk landscapes that mirror inner desolation.
Direction
Volkova's refusal to offer easy catharsis.
Director
Ekaterina Volkova
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