Set amidst stunning Ukrainian winter landscapes and emerging feelings of alienation between people in a post-Soviet society, Stepne is the story of Anatoliy, a man who comes back home to take care of his dying mother. A meeting with his brother and a woman he loves makes him reflect on the choices he made along the way. And just before her death, the mother tells Anatoliy about a treasure…
At times feeling like an observational, almost sensory documentary, Stepne is an elegiac tale with silence as one of the main characters. It's story of loss, separation and failed communication but also about the resilience of a people who have experienced hell and learned how to go on.
