Andrii
The film centers on Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy, who is captured by the Russian military forces in the conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine, and while in captivity, he is exposed to horrifying scenes of humiliation, violence and indifference toward human life. After his release, he returns to his comfortable middle-class apartment and tries to find a purpose in life by rebuilding his relationship with his daughter and ex-wife. He learns how to be a human being again, how to be a father and help his daughter, who needs his love and support.
At the age of 16, Maria is in despair after the death of her mother as her life turns into hell. But she has to deal with the new circumstances. Every day turns into a trial. She is being isolated in a small apartment in one of Kyiv’s Residential districts, constantly suffering from sexual abuse. Being forced into this situation yet again, Maria decides on a desperate deed to put an end to years of violence from which she has suffered.
Sergiy
Este de Ucrania, en un futuro cercano. Sergey, un ex soldado que sufre síndrome postraumático, tiene problemas para adaptarse a su nueva realidad: una vida hecha añicos, una tierra en ruinas. Cuando la fundición en la que trabaja finalmente cierra sus puertas, encuentra una inesperada forma de superar su tristeza al unirse a la tarea de los "Tulipanes Negros", un grupo dedicado a exhumar los cadáveres que la guerra con Rusia ha dejado tras de sí. Trabajando al lado de Katya, empieza a comprender que un futuro mejor es posible.
