Inarage,ateachermurdersagirl.Herbrotherisbred,foronesolepurpose:toavengehissister’sdeath.KazakhmasterErmekShinarbaev’sclosecollaborationwiththeKorean-RussianwriterAnatoliKimyieldedthreegreatfilms,themostremarkableofwhichisthisbeautiful,profoundlyunsettlingfilm.Atrueodyssey,geographicallyandpsychologically.OneofthegreatestfilmstoemergefromtheKazakhNewWave,andoneofthetoughest.