Elsa, a fisherman’s wife, lives in a seaside town in Kalmykia. She wants to leave her husband but does not dare, for fear of the unknown. Then her husband dies, and his death forces her to reconsider her views on life, happiness and freedom.
“Only the wind, sand, reeds and the desire to live no worse than others…”
The words that shaped the film’s atmosphere
A parable set in modern Kalmykia, about love in which the characters intuitively carry out forgotten traditions. They love in silence and mourn without crying. The gulls are the souls of dead fishermen, broken canoes, and hope.