In the darkest days of the Second World War, Yulia and Hugo, a Jewish mother and son, escape from a Ukrainian ghetto. Fearing for his safety, Yulia entrusts her boy to the care of her friend Mariana, a sex worker who lives in a brothel. Hugo is placed in a closet, nominally for his safety, but from which he rarely leaves. With little view of the outside world, he conjures up ghosts and scenarios. But over time, Mariana brings the boy out and in doing so transforms his life.
as Mariana
as Hugo
as Nacha
as Yulia
as Viktoria
as Anna
as Ketty
as Anna's Mother
as Hugo's Father
as Neighbour
as The timid soldier
as The Caretaker / Concierge
as Drunken Nazi
as Man in Grave
as Resident 4
