The quiet of a Kyiv cemetery is broken by a trumpet salute, followed by rifle fire. Soldiers stretch a Ukrainian flag over a shiny wooden coffin as a widow, Natalia, is burying her husband for the second time. Vitaly, a ceramics artist, was killed fighting in the eastern Donbas three years ago, and his first grave was in Slovyansk. However, as Russian forces advance, Natalia fears her husband's grave might fall under enemy occupation. Hence, she decides to have his remains exhumed and moved hundreds of miles to the capital, Kyiv.

Reflecting on the decision, she explained, 'When we buried him in Slovyansk, land was being liberated, and we thought the war would soon end. But the frontline keeps moving closer, and I was scared Vitaly might end up under occupation.' She recalled that her husband, who volunteered to defend Ukraine in 2022, would have wanted the army to continue fighting, not to concede territory.

Amidst the war's wreckage and aching memories, Natalia hopes to tell her husband soon that she's pregnant using the sperm they had preserved just days before his death. It is a tragic yet hopeful chapter, as she navigates the pain of loss, longing for a future where her daughter can know her father through stories and memories. With the ground becoming increasingly unsafe, she must decide if life without giving up on the fight for their home is possible.