The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been ongoing for over a year. The 21-year-old Ira, along with her mother, finds herself in a foreign Germany, cut off from her home, family, and friends, seeking solace. After many doubts, she resolves to breathe new life into her neglected passion for swimming. That leads to an encounter with an old friend with whom she openly discusses her struggles and thoughts for the first time.

FICBUEU Festival Internacional De Cinema De Bueu • Escolas Internacionais
Annual Copenhagen Film Festival • Award Winner • Best Student Film
Bundesfestival Junger Film • Offizieller Wettbewerb
INDEPENDENT DAYS 24 • International Film Festival Karlsruhe • Official Selection
Deutscher Jugendfilmpreis • Offizielle Auswahl

Lead Cast • Kateryna Kukoba, Marie Dudko, Olena Smilenko
Director, Screenplay • Ilja Kislitsyn
Director of Photography • Sebastian Just

Production Designer • Giuliano Nicotra
First Assistant Director • Svitlana Maliuha
Editor • Sebastian Just
1st AC • Max Glaesmann
2nd AC • Marla Kirchner
Gaffer • Felix Wurm
Key Grip • Lars Kujat
Grip • Sol Hüttich
Language Supervisor • Tamara Patsata
Costume Designer • Alina Iskerko
Script Supervisor • Joshua Zehner
Sound Mixer • Emnet Habteab
Boom Operator • Yassine BelkadhiSound Mixer: Danilo Priadka
Foley • 1717 Studio
Sound Design • Fedorov Sviatoslav
Colorist • Yevhen Moroz
Set Decorator • Caroline Eckner
Catering • Verena Foraita
Lifeguard • Yaroslav Obozin
Extras • Yurii Kysil, Anastasia Yeromina, Valentina Fedorchak, Tobias Rebentisch, Cem Senyigit, Daniel Kadjola Biao Adza
Folk Song • Ой з-за гори, з-за лиману
arranged and covered by Svitlana Maliuha
Cello by Tobias Just