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The film fully reveals the consequences of parental failure, which forces children to make adult decisions. Often the goal of the institute’s residents is not to get back to their parents, but rather to make the best possible impression on potential foster parents and thus avoid a state orphanage. This moving documentary follows stories in which the main aspects of childhood are erased. At the same time, however, it depicts the power of relationships, both with caregivers and with other children with traumatic family experiences. The film, in which Danish director Simon Lereng Wilmont revisits eastern Ukraine, received the award for best director in its category at Sundance 2022.
The film fully reveals the consequences of parental failure, which forces children to make adult decisions. Often the goal of the institute’s residents is not to get back to their parents, but rather to make the best possible impression on potential foster parents and thus avoid a state orphanage. This moving documentary follows stories in which the main aspects of childhood are erased. At the same time, however, it depicts the power of relationships, both with caregivers and with other children with traumatic family experiences. The film, in which Danish director Simon Lereng Wilmont revisits eastern Ukraine, received the award for best director in its category at Sundance 2022.