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
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film reflects Russia's ongoing crisis of missing persons, with estimates of hundreds of thousands vanished annually.
Volkova based the script on real cases where grieving parents were exploited by con artists promising to locate missing children.
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