Neisse Filmfestival Nachspiel: DREI FRAUEN

Somewhere in the Carpathian Mountains between Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland lies the village of Stuzhytsia, which means "cold place" in Ukrainian. The film tells the stories of three women: the farmer Hanna, the postwoman Maria and the biologist Nelya. In the middle of the Ukrainian Carpathians, they have to cope with social reality and loneliness. The colder the Carpathian winter gets, the more human warmth the film crew finds. In a tiny kitchen, Hanna shares her loneliness with the filmmakers, who remind her of her deceased sons. In the village post office, postwoman Maria has neither stamps nor heating, but customers are warmed with schnapps and songs. Somewhere in the woods and caves, biologist Nelya searches for animal droppings, which she considers a treasure. The film portrays an unknown place in the middle of Europe where people have to decide every day between leaving and staying.

Somewhere in the Carpathian Mountains between Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland lies the village of Stuzhytsia, which means "cold place" in Ukrainian. The film tells the stories of three women: the farmer Hanna, the postwoman Maria and the biologist Nelya. In the middle of the Ukrainian Carpathians, they have to cope with social reality and loneliness. In a tiny kitchen, Hanna shares her loneliness with the filmmakers, who remind her of her deceased sons. In the village post office, postwoman Maria has neither stamps nor heating, but customers are warmed with schnapps and songs. Somewhere in the woods and caves, biologist Nelya searches for animal droppings, which she sees as a treasure. The film portrays an unknown place in the middle of Europe where people have to decide every day between leaving and staying.