In a small Ukrainian village, Nina, a grandmother deeply attached to her land, welcomes her granddaughter Yana for what seems like a simple holiday. In reality, she is hiding the war ravaging the country by creating an imaginary world where everything is fine. But Yana’s perspicacity gradually breaks Nina’s illusions, forcing her to face the real problem: finding the courage to leave her hometown.
Director Details
Anna Lys, Remy Berlemont, Alice Hamel, Chen-Yun Hu, Ludivine Lebourg, Estelle Martin, and Agathe Ribout graduated from Supinfocom Rubika in Valenciennes, France, with master’s degrees in Digital Direction. In 2025, the seven filmmakers brought their creative talents together to co-direct the animated short film The Flowers of Malva.
