In a world where millions of children grow up in war, this autobiographical film is a dramatic, poetic cry against the cycle of violence passed down through generations. The backdrop of the young protagonist Vladlena’s story is the homeland of director Vladlena Sandu, born in Crimea and raised in Chechnya. Now a refugee in the Netherlands after the invasion of Ukraine, Sandu seeks to heal inherited trauma by exploring the past: the collapse of the USSR and Chechnya, the tensions, armed conflicts, and their impact on civilians.