2022year.Eighteen-year-oldDimafromDonetskisleftaloneafterhisfather'sfuneral.Hehasn'tseenhismothersincechildhoodandhaslongacceptedtheemptinessinhisfamily.Heisfarfromsportsanddoesn'tunderstandhowtheworldaroundisorganized,untilhelearnstheterribletruth:amongthecivilianscapturedinthebesiegedMariupol,theremightbehismother.Insearchofachancetofindher,Dimasignsupasavolunteerinastormdetachmentandgoestherewhereeverydayisachallenge.Butthecloserhegetstotheruinedcity,theharderitistounderstandifhewillbeabletomeethismotherbeforeheloseshimself.