Elder Blossom

The film tells the story of the East Prussian landscape and its inhabitants At one time Germans Poles Lithuanians and Jews lived here alongside and with one another After World War II and the expulsion of Germans by Stalin the Prussian province turned into a Russian enclave Volker Koepps fourth film about the Kaliningrad region is dedicated to the generation born in the 90s and familiar with the Soviet Union and East Prussia only from school books Parents and grandparents who were forcefully resettled to where they are now have never really felt at home In the meantime they have hopelessly succumbed to unemployment and alcohol Their children can only rely on themselves Older siblings look after the younger ones they play with what lies around and the girl Ljuda cant wait to finally turn eighteen to be able to take her brothers home from the orphanage The film has much confidence in the children But what will become of them