Summaries

A lonely dad, facing the sudden death of a Ukrainian babysitter, takes his daughter and her friend on a journey by the truck. Will trucker and two scamp girls handle the transport of frozen fish, body smuggling and life without a home?

Michal is a truck driver and a single father raising his daughter Miska. Long hours behind the wheel, loneliness and constant life on the road are his everyday life. The most important thing is to get the goods on time. When he is on the road, his Ukrainian neighbor looks after his daughter. Her granddaughter Lena and Miska are inseparable. When the Ukrainian nanny suddenly dies, Michal takes the girls with him on a journey. Roadside parking lots, life on the road, border, and finally a meeting with Lenka's family in Ukraine is an important lesson in sisterhood for girls, growing up in the world of the periphery of Europe that is changing before their eyes. Ukraine, which for Lenka is a symbol of home and wonderful childhood, will turn out to be a place troubled by the hardships of life and the struggles of heroes. For Michal, the compulsory journey is the time of growing up to be a dad. Thanks to her, he may finally stop running from his demons and discover what is really the most important in his life.—G

Details

Keywords
  • father daughter relationship
  • road trip
  • road movie
  • truck driver
  • sudden death
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Nov 17, 2022
Countries of origin Ukraine Poland
Language Ukrainian Polish
Filming locations Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Production companies Metro Films Family Production Studio Podkarpacki Fundusz Filmowy

Box office

Gross worldwide $80124

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 50m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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