The evening of February 23 was the same as Alina's last 187 evenings - talking with her parents, talking with her beloved Serhiy. Warm memories from a happy life in Ukraine, which awaits her when she finally returns from studying in England.
Alina could not have imagined that after falling asleep that happy evening, she would wake up in hell.
Parents hiding in a bomb shelter, Serhiy, who decided to defend the country, news, alarms, explosions and eternal questions - are they even alive?...
Bucha massacre, tortures, destroyed houses that bury people from her hometown.
And so one day, Alina is left alone - so far from the front line, but so close to the war.
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"The cage" cannot be kept in free access at the moment, as it is presented at international festivals.
But you can watch our backstage video.
