Nina,30,aUkrainianlanguageteacherwhocan'tleavethecityofLuhansk,occupiedbyseparatistsinEasternUkraine,isforcedtoundergoretrainingcoursesforteachingRussian.Andrii,17,isastudentwhowasorphanedintheaftermathofthewar.TheycrosspathswhenNinawitnessesAndriibeingarrestedbythepoliceafterhangingtheUkrainianflagfromtheroofofhisschool.NinaknowsthatbecausetheyliveinaworldofinjusticeandliesAndriicanstayinjailforalongtime,andsherisksherlifetofreehim.Astheygravitatetowardseachother,theytrytoremindpeopleintheoccupiedterritoriesthattheydeserveafuture,too.
