Alina Gorlova’s film introduces us to the tumultuous destiny of the Suleyman family which, as it fled the Syrian Civil War, was forced to spread in different corners of Europe. The movie focuses mostly on the life of Andriy, who now lives with a part of his family in Ukraine, where he works as a Red Cross volunteer. His dream of living a normal life is alas abruptly ended by the local reality: Andriy now has to face a new war, this time in the host country. The movie follows Andriy in his peregrinations – from Ukraine to Germany, in Iraq, and once again in Syria, in perpetual wandering, as each country he passes through only deepens his feeling of alienation. Andriy thus represents an unfortunate link between various territories and war-torn communities. Non-narrative inserts are woven into the storyline of his journeys: fragments from military celebrations, parties, or humanitarian endeavours, which evoke a reality marked by contradictions, tensions, and instability. Structured into chapters which unfold as a countdown, the film seems to anticipate an imminent disaster. It unnoticeably transcends the personal stories of the protagonists and becomes some sort of global meta-analysis of war’s cyclical nature and absurdity, and the dislocation of the vulnerable. (Monica Stan)