Plot Summary

A family’s world is thrown into turmoil when they are suddenly forced to vacate their apartment block close to the site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion. They escape the exclusion zone safely, leaving behind all their belongings. However, tragedy follows when their daughter falls ill from the radiation. The father returns to their home under cover of darkness to retrieve his front door – a seemingly bizarre act that reveals itself to be part of a poignant ritual.