Roman returns to the land near the Ukrainian border he has just inherited from his grandfather. Fully decided to sell this vast but desolate property, he is warned by the local cop that his grandfather was a local crime lord and his men will not let go of the land - and their smuggling business - without a fight.
Cinematography
Desolate landscapes that swallow hope whole
Direction
Mirică's unflinching patience builds suffocating dread
Acting
Vlad Ivanov's quietly menacing Samir steals every scene
Director
Bogdan Mirică
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mirică drew from real post-communist Romanian borderland crime, where smuggling economies replaced collapsed state infrastructure.
The dogs were largely untrained strays; their unpredictable aggression is genuine onscreen chaos.
RO
