DIRECTOR: Maria Magriel

SCREENPLAY: Maria Magriel

RUNTIME: 30m

Oksana has been working in Poland for 5 years, while her daughters stay in Ukraine under their grandmother's care.

Aiming to rebuild connections with her daughters, Oksana decides to bring them to Poland. Their journey together tests the strength of their bond. The absence of proper documents for the daughters’ beloved canary prevents them from crossing the border. The mother’s helplessness means that the older daughter must make the hardest decision.

Movie cast

Solomiia Kyrylova

Oksana

Daria Kalinchuk

Iwanka

Mira Fareniuk

Jarka

Katarzyna Nowak

Celniczka

Boryslava Bilotserkivska

Zina

Oleksandr Boreiczuk

Kierowca autobusu

Actor photographs from Wikimedia Commons, used under free licences — photo credits.

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