Michael Masloboishchykov

Valentina works in Lichtenstein. She lived in Kyiv until the age of 13. In 1996, during a hard transitive economic period in Ukraine, Valentina emigrated to Switzerland with her mother and stepfather. 20 years have passed.

Vania, his mother and sister move into an old flat, which they receive as a part of their heritage. Old books, a dead tree, and a cracked ceiling. Surrounded by the atmosphere, of the dilapidated apartment, home alone, Vania will meet his Grandfather, he never knew.

Messenger Tioma lives happy life in the world of his interests. Meanwhile, war rages in the East of his country. War seems illusional like fantasy retold by the media. Until, one day, it reaches Tioma in the form of refugee boy, who steals his bicycle.

Vanya, his mother, and his sister move into an old apartment that they inherited. With their arrival, something disappears from the apartment forever, but something else appears that will last forever. Left alone at home, Vanya meets his grandfather, whom he never knew.