abusive ex-husband · domestic violence · toxic relationship · single mother · co-parenting · dark romance · psychological thriller · protective instinct · family drama · eastern european
The autumn wind tears leaves from the branches in the park where Vadim and his ex-wife sit on a bench, separated by three years of unspoken words. Nearby, their daughter Sofia plays with a determined innocence. The girl suddenly approaches, tugging at her mother's sleeve, and whispers: 'Mama, can we talk alone, without Papa?' They step behind the thick trunk of an old oak, where in the dappled shadow, Sofia trembles with fear and confesses: 'Take me home with you... Papa hits me. He tells me I'm bad.' The air thickens with a horror that hangs between them, unspoken and suffocating.