After receiving a rundown house in Russia as her inheritance, the director explores her mother’s and her five aunts’ origins. Thus, she traces the secret story of a family who went through the unthinkable.
Aliona van der Horst is a director of Russian and Dutch origins. She studied Russian Literature at the Amsterdam University and Film and the Dutch Film Academy. She started her film career in 1997 with the acclaimed The Lady With the White Hat, and has since then received multiple awards for her films.
Hend Esmat, Lamiaa Diab 
Robert Löbel 
Svetlana Andrianova 
Martin Smatana