Six-year-old Vladlena moves from Crimea to Grozny after her parents’ divorce, unaware that war will soon consume her childhood. As the Soviet Union collapses, the Chechen Republic fractures. Vladlena’s Russian-speaking friends flee while deported Chechens return and reclaim their homeland. Tensions escalate, armed conflict erupts, and Grozny becomes a battlefield. Neighbors are murdered, her family is targeted, and her mother is gravely wounded. An attack forces Vladlena to flee and she becomes a displaced person in Russia. In this autobiographical hybrid film, Vladlena wrestles with a haunting question: How can the cycle of violence that shapes children and is passed down through generations be broken?

Director Vladlena Sandu

Producer Yanna Buryak, Ludovic Henry, Raymond Vban Der Kaajj, KirsiI Saivosalmi, with Karim Aitouna

Screenwriter Vladlena Sandu

Cinematographer Liza Popova

Art Director Daria Litvinova

Editor Vladlena Sandu

Sound Philippe Grivel

Production Companies Mimesis, Limitless, Revolver Amsterdam, with  Haut Les Mains productions

International Sales Company Loco Films