The setting is a country ravaged by war and ethnic cleansing, where a mother and two daughters — a mischievous 12-year-old and her deeply sad older sister — sleep on pallets and wash in filthy water, details that only hint at the horrors they have endured.
Soon the father of the family, presumed dead, wanders into the yard. Pathetically, he has been blinded, but that is overshadowed by a bullying nature that has been intensified by...
The setting is a country ravaged by war and ethnic cleansing, where a mother and two daughters — a mischievous 12-year-old and her deeply sad older sister — sleep on pallets and wash in filthy water, details that only hint at the horrors they have endured.
Soon the father of the family, presumed dead, wanders into the yard. Pathetically, he has been blinded, but that is overshadowed by a bullying nature that has been intensified by his wartime experience. To complicate matters, Mom has fallen in love with his brother.
