As Russian missiles rain down on Kyiv, Zarema and Eskender Bariiev risk everything to fight for their occupied homeland, Crimea, while protecting their children and fellow Crimean Tatars living in exile—a rare look into the war through the eyes of Ukraine’s Indigenous Muslim community.
Crimean Tatar activists Zarema and Eskender Bariiev raise three children under missile fire in war-scarred Kyiv—while also fighting to liberate their occupied homeland, Crimea. Between air raids, they campaign to free political prisoners like Nariman Dzhelyal and lead efforts to rescue abducted museum director Leila Ibrahimova. They also stand beside fellow refugees: Rustem, seeking justice for his teenage son killed in a strike, and Elena, mourning her fallen soldier husband.
But as Western politicians threaten the unthinkable—recognizing Crimea as Russian—will the Crimean Tatars succeed in reclaiming their homeland, or will the world decide their fate without them?
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