Deep in a forest by the Baltic Sea, a group of Ukrainian families come together to start the healing process with the help of golden retrievers and palamino horses at an animal therapy retreat. In the safety of the forest, the children’s memories of being illegally deported to Russia and their families’ struggles to rescue them are unraveled with the help of skilled and sensitive counsellors. The joy and humour the children discover during their time in the forest make it easy to forget that their stories are the reason the International Criminal Court recently issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin. Nearly 20,000 abducted children remain in Russian institutions.
Sarah McCarthy
Director
Veronika Vlasova
Self
Darya Kasyanova
Self
Nadezhda Rossinskaya
Self
Nina Vlasova
Self
Vera Vlasova
Self
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
Maria Lvova-Belova
Self (archive footage)
The Imposter73%
20 Days in Mariupol81%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
The Cheshire Murders65%
2000 Meters to Andriivka79%
Boys State70%
The Class of ‘9271%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
For Sama82%
Misha and the Wolves69%
Atlantis Rising61%
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish67%
My Mom Jayne80%
Earth: One Amazing Day77%
Abducted in Plain Sight65%
The Secret65%
Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea75%
Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart72%
Night Will Fall76%
Looking for Richard68%
