在这部自他失踪后剧情片中,在丈夫神秘失踪后，玛丽亚姆作为母亲不得不面对在寒冷的冬天拉扯四个孩子在偏僻村里生存下来的一切艰辛。为了挽救局面，她被迫做出了一些致命的决定，同时也重新发现了自己的女性特质。当一切似乎开始好转时，她的丈夫突然回来，如同没事发生一般。可他们还能恢复到之前的生活吗？
In Zhanash, a far-away village nestled on the Kazakh Steppe, 400 kilometers away from Almaty - and another three kilometers by foot on a dirt path off the main road - Mariam (Meruert Sabbusinova) lives with her husband and four young children in a home without light and water. One winter day, her husband disappears without a trace. Because there is no body, he cannot be officially declared dead. As a result, Mariam cannot receive state financial support. A very reserved person who buries her emotions deep inside, Mariam, alone, must take survival into her own hands. The experience changes her. Then, just as everything has begun to fall into place, her husband suddenly returns as if nothing has happened and expects life to continue as before.
