In 1984, communist Czechoslovakia, 15-year-old Mara lives with her father, Alexander, in the rural village of Ruské, in the distant eastern region. Mara dreams of becoming a pilot, but Alexander, a Ruthenian farmer and a widower, refuses to let her leave for the aviation academy, fearing losing her. Meanwhile, the government plans to flood the village for a water reservoir. When Mara forges her father’s signature and is accepted to the academy, Alexander forbids her from going. After a stroke leaves him partially paralyzed, Mara brings him back home. As the village faces resettlement and isolation, the father and daughter gradually find reconciliation.

Cast / Vladimíra Štefániková , Sára Chripáková , Jozef Pantlikáš , Katarína Babejová , Michal Šoltés , Vladimír Čema , Igor Latta , Stanislav Pitońák , Svetlana Škovranová , Jevgenij Libezňuk , Cyril Drozda    Writer / Martin Šuster , Dominika Udvorková , Martin Gonda    Story / Martin Gonda    DoP / Oliver Záhlava    Editor / Paweł Laskowski    Sound / Ivan Ďurkech , Renaud Guillaumin , Quentin Collette , Bohumil Martinák    Music / Théophile Moussoni    Costumes / Tatiana Figurová , Agata Dziurgot    Make-Up / Mariia Ortynska , Martina Selnekovičová , Martin Blizniak , Zuzanna Stefanska    Set Designer / Juraj Kuchárek

Release date / 05 February 2026

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