A woman lives alone on the outskirts of her Russian village. One day she receives a returned care package that she had sent to her incarcerated husband. Shocked and confused, the woman has no choice but to travel to the prison in the remote Siberian region of the country in search of an explanation. So begins the story of a meek woman and her battle against this impenetrable fortress, the prison, and the bureaucratic nightmare she becomes embroiled in where the forces of social evil are constantly at work. Braving violence and humiliation in the face of all opposition, she embarks on a blind and often confounding and surreal quest for justice.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
