When reformed ex-smuggler Pamfir returns to home to his village on the Ukrainian border after working abroad for several years, he’s determined to earn an honest living and set a good example for his beloved teenage son Nazar. But in a town where corruption runs deep and crime and religion are inextricably linked, his plan is quickly thwarted when Nazar sets fire to the local church in a misguided effort to keep him at home. To pay for the damage, Pamfir must take on one last job for a crime syndicate operating a risky smuggling venture in a place where all the rules have changed.
La historia comienza en 1939 en Volinia (Wołyń), una pequeña población fronteriza entre Polonia y Ucrania. Zosia (Michalina Labacz) es una chica polaca que, a pesar de estar enamorada de Petro, un chico ucraniano de su pueblo, se ve obligada a casarse con un viudo rico. Pero estalla la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y pronto surgen tensiones étnicas que enfrentan a ambos bandos. En medio del caos de guerra, Zosia intenta sobrevivir... (FILMAFFINITY)
