She wasn’t present at her husband’s funeral. The absurd car accident, her business trip, preventing her from seeing Oleg being laid to rest, the unsettling behaviour of his brother and this persistent dream…Masha can’t come to the terms with her loss. Something is not right here… As the ensuing mystery entangles her, Masha can’t get rid of a feeling that things are not what they seem. Her heart tells her different. It is by following her heart that she will discover the truth. As she finds herself at the place she has seen in her dreams, she meets an elderly artist – Gleb Nikolaevich.

What can be common between a young woman, spiralling into a breakdown after her loss, and an old man, recovering after a difficult surgery? Nonetheless, they feel instant attraction and moments after meeting bare their hearts to each other. How can one explain the fact, that the artist has drawn Masha’s portrait before having seen her? What are these recurring calls, which wake Masha in the middle of the night? How is it all connected to her husband’s death?  The plot of the picture delicately balances between mystery and reality, providing an emotional look at the intricate ways of human soul.

A film from the documentary series Fortress Mariupol.

This is a dedication to Brodyaga, who died at Azovstal while defending Ukraine. On October 20, 2023, Brodyaga would have turned 27 years old. He will forever remain a 25-year-old who dedicated his life to the struggle to restore Ukrainian unity.

Danylo Kyrychenko, nicknamed “Brodyaga,” was born and raised in Luhansk and was a fan of the Zorya football club. After the occupation of his hometown, he joined the volunteer movement at the age of 17. He defended Ukraine from 2014 until his death. On the night of April 14-15, 2022, Danylo Kyrychenko died in Mariupol, at Azovstal, during the defense of the city surrounded by Russian occupiers.

The film features the favorite song “Vagabonds” by Timur Mutsuraev, who fought for the freedom of the Ichkerian people in the Russian-Chechen war and whose work is considered extremist in Russia.