Rokas and Inga, a couple of young Lithuanians, volunteer to drive a cargo van of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. They cross the vast snowy lands of the Donbass region, drifting into the lives of those affected by the war.
Cinematography
Snow-blind landscapes that swallow human scale whole.
Direction
Bartas makes war boring — that's the horror.
Acting
Maknavičiūtė's silent judgment carries entire scenes.
Director
Šarūnas Bartas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bartas shot during actual 2014 Ukraine conflict; some 'extras' were real refugees. The blur is intentional.
Vanessa Paradis's Marianne is based on real war photographers — her character's numb professionalism is the film's true moral center, which Rokas fails to reach.
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