Salome Demuria

Chaika is a love story between a prostitute and a loser sailor, rebuilt between two seasons: the eternal winter of Siberia and the summer in the dusty steppes of Kazakhstan.

Two families have physically survived the 'real' war, but are incapable of building a new life in peace. War continues in everyday life because the chaos is inside human beings.

One steppe man is living far from the cities closely communicating with the nature. His father teaches him all wisdom of the steppe life. After his father’s death he meets a young woman, who comes from the village. Meeting her is a new page in his life and a huge step into the big and unfamiliar life ahead...

37-year-old Irina, a doctor who returns home after serving a long sentence in prison. In order to start a new life and return to the society, Irina has to earn the trust of the people close to her. But does she need a place in such a society?

Does air temperature really matter for fountains to be frozen or melt? One just need to stop and look around... It's a mosaic of several interrelated characters in search of their own happiness. It's about hopes and disapointments, betrayal and forgivness... and of course it's all about love...