Two officers patrol the streets of Kyiv in search of possible recruits for the front. Before long, they come across the “ideal candidate”. But it is Easter Sunday and the young man has a more pressing issue: feeding his cat.

Two young sisters spend the sultry summer in constant tension and a rivalry for love and attention. While outside the wheels of history slowly turn, inside the confined cosmos of Grandma’s garden, a gesture of resentment brings unforeseen trouble.

When eight-year-old, observant Mare attends a funeral for the first time, the adults’ sombre and confusing behaviour drives her to seek refuge in her imagination.

Anzhelika, a manicurist in a tacky beauty salon, is trying to return to her law studies when she is surprised by an unplanned pregnancy.