American boy Peter and blind minstrel Ivan are thrown together by fate amidst the turbulent mid-30s Soviet Ukraine.
Sashko, a soldier of a Ukrainian volunteer battalion, survives after a firing under Ilovajsk and tries to get to his fellowmen. Along the way, he meets the most unexpected companions and enemies.
The documentary drama about the formation and creative rise of Ukrainian novelist Hryhir Tiutiunnyk in the context of the work and influences of his older brother Hryhoriy. "A writer is born out of love and suffering," wrote Hryhir Tiutiunnyk. There really was no other way for a Ukrainian writer like him, and this documentary is about that.
