Beyond the Steppes (2010)
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Agnieszka Grochowska, Aleksandra Justa, Borys Szyc
A Polish mother deported to Central Asia journeys across the steppes with Kazakh nomads to find medicine for her sick child.
The story
In 1940, the Soviet Army deports Nina, a young Polish woman, and her child to a remote region of the USSR. Forced to work on a state farm supervised by the NKVD, she faces harsh conditions in an unfamiliar land. When her child becomes ill, Nina sets off in search of medicine, traveling with a group of Kazakh nomads across the steppes of Central Asia. The film follows her personal experience of exile and her struggle to endure.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
This film tells the story of a woman forced to cross the steppes of Central Asia. In 1940, the Soviet Army deported Nina, a young Polish woman, along with her child to a remote and hostile region of the USSR. She is forced to work on a state farm supervised by the NKVD. When her child falls ill, Nina sets off in search of medicine with a group of Kazakh nomads. The film depicts the intimate, personal experiences of a woman sent into exile and her struggle to endure inhuman conditions in a foreign land.
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