1941, Ukraine. A group of German soldiers occupy a small town populated exclusively by women and children of German descent, way behind enemy lines. There's tension from the beginning, that always threatens to erupt in violence from both sides.
Acting
Doppler's unravelling restraint vs. Hangartner's volatile youth.
Direction
Ehrenberg's suffocating wide shots of empty Ukrainian plains.
Director
Ed Ehrenberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was shot in actual German-descendant villages in Ukraine, with locals cast as extras—many whose grandparents lived this history.
The 5.2 rating reflects festival walkouts; audiences expecting action got psychological suffocation instead.
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