Three juxtaposing stories taking place in Portugal, Austria and Cuba create an intimate and poetic portrait of the daily lives and struggles of the elderly in an unstable world, seen through the eyes of their grandchildren.

Millionen von Menschen aus Osteuropa verlassen ihre Angehörigen, um sich auf der Suche nach besseren Verdienstmöglichkeiten in den Westen zu begeben. Der Lohn ist bis zu dreimal höher. Auch die tschechische Journalistin Sasa Uhlova lässt ihren Mann und ihre Kinder zurück. Sie berichtet mit einer versteckten Kamera über das Leben solcher Arbeitsmigrantinnen. (Text: arte)

This film is a poetic exploration of the human spirit, resilience, and the transformative power of art in the face of unimaginable trauma.

Since 24 February 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, several million refugees have already been taken in by Poles. In the Lublin region, near the Bug River, which marks the border with Ukraine and Belarus, farmers, shopkeepers, a photographer, and a teacher tell how their daily lives have been transformed by the outbreak of this war.