New Nordic Films
True renovation begins from the inside
Ilona, a perfectionist 29-year-old, feels the pressure to be established and successful by the time she turns 30. At this turning point in her life, she begins to question how she really wants to live. She finds herself in Vilnius, moving into a seemingly perfect apartment with her boyfriend Matas. But when the apartment complex they live in begins to undergo renovations, it’s not just cracks in the walls that are revealed – Ilona’s inner doubts also begin to flare up. She strikes up an unexpected friendship with Oleg, a Ukrainian construction worker. After spontaneously telling him that she’s a poet, she actually starts writing poetry. Their connection deepens her insecurities: does she really want to settle down and start a family?
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