Set in late-1980s Ukraine, this black-and-white psychological drama follows a young man unable to find his place in Soviet society. This alienation leads many to dismiss him as insane. Driven to the edge, he decides to cross the border illegally, to escape the bleakness of his reality, throwing one last challenge at an oppressive regime.

The film ridicules the overwhelming fascination with oriental martial arts, philosophy, paraphernalia. The forces of evil—a little man, his nephew, girl and ninja—steal the Holy Lily from the monastery. Matsuoka, together with his friend, overcomes fantastic difficulties in the fight against the forces of evil and releases Lily.

A Ukrainian female soldier and five male soldiers recount the horrors they witnessed and endured on the front line, and their difficult struggle to return to a normal life. The result is a poignant portrait of a generation forced to live with the psychological consequences of a war imposed upon them, and of a society that will continue to bear this burden for a long time to come.

Roya, an Iranian teacher imprisoned for her political beliefs, is faced with a choice: make a forced televised confession, or remain confined to her 3-square-metre cell.

Pegah Ahangarani traces her life through five portraits of relatives and mentors. Using personal archives, home videos, protests, and newspapers, she chronicles over 40 years of Iranian history from 1979 to 2026.