Synopsis

After a life-altering accident in her adolescence, a young filmmaker was saved by Nelly, a stranger who posed as her aunt to secure the emergency care that kept her alive. A decade later, the filmmaker returns to Chișinău for the first time, determined to reconnect with this enigmatic woman. While Nelly has remained rooted in her city, the filmmaker left Moldova as soon as she could. In a country where leaving has become a way of life and looking back is rare, the film explores what draws her back to a woman who challenges her understanding of home, gratitude, and belonging.

Biography

Xenia Doroshenco is a Moldovan-born filmmaker based in France. After several years working as a production assistant in both advertising and cinema, she is currently making her first documentary set in Moldova.