Hidden in a van, the 9-year-old Roman crosses borders from the Ukraine to Germany to be reunited with his mother Oksana. But he finds her not alone. She lives with a 62-year-old widower, whom she takes care of as a private nurse, working illegally. When Roman finds his mother in bed with the old man, he desperately struggles for her attention. Then, Oksana falls seriously ill and mother and son are separated once more. Soon after, Roman finds himself trapped in a remote place, cut off from civilization, and totally dependent on his rival.

Director: Marcus Lenz
Writers: Marcus Lenz, Lars Hubrich
Cinematography: Frank Amann
Editors: Bernd Euscher, Hansjörg Weißbrich
Casting: Valeria Ruban
Production management: Anke Hartwig (Deutschland), Marina Orekhova (Ukraine)
Production: HANFGARN & UFER, Wildfilms (Deutschland), Belka Strelka (Ukraine)
Sponsors: BKM, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Nordmedia

Roman: Yelizar Nazarenko
Gert Schwarz: Udo Samel
Oksana: Maria Bruni

– Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, achtung berlin, 2021
– Heimspielpreis, Internationales Filmfestival Braunschweig, 2020
– German Cinema New Talent Award, 54. Hofer Filmtage, 2020
– Audience award, Filmfest Enden, 2021
– Audience award, Lissabon Mostra de Cinema, 2020