Based on the novel by Mikhail Mart, "The Dead Don't Miss Gold."

Summer 2002, Sochi. The investigation into the mysterious murders committed today allows the prosecutor's office investigator, Colonel Trifonov, to uncover a long-standing crime that took place in 1972 - the robbery of a collection vehicle carrying a large consignment of gold from the USSR Central Bank. The perpetrators of the heinous crime are becoming known and have not been found yet. But where is the gold? ...

The protagonist recalls her past while her daughter is going to leave her forever. Years ago, the protagonist came from a province to a big city to get rid of poverty. Marriage to a gangster didn’t make her happy. She fell in love with their husband’s accomplice and soon got pregnant. Murder seems the only solution to the lovers…

Ukraine, 24 February. A regular winter morning transforms into an extraordinary event, and everyday life becomes part of a great war. Time slows down and space shrinks. And while the familiar world is collapsing, it's still necessary to water the flowers and buy the cat food. Explosions, sirens, queues, shelters. Evacuation, roads, checkpoints, volunteering. To stay or to leave? Which direction to run? There's a river beyond the forest, and a bridge beyond it, but you can't see it. In case of heavy fog, try to follow the sounds.

This essay-film, shot on a smartphone, attempts to capture the feeling of the 'here and now' at the end of February 2022, and to explore everyday life during the war.