Overview
Set in the frozen Ural wilderness, this intimate drama follows a mother and father mourning their lost son. The mother seeks meaning in how he lived, while the father is consumed by the urge for revenge. Through silence, shadow, and the harsh landscape, the story explores the personal fractures grief can create and the moral choices that define us.
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