The end of the Cold War did not bring about a definitive thaw in the former republics of the Soviet Union, so that today there are several frozen conflicts, unresolved for decades, in that vast territory. As in Transnistria, an unrecognized state, seceded from Moldova since 1990. Kolja is a silent witness of how borders and bureaucracy shape the lives of citizens, finally forced to lose their identity.
Producer: Michel Balagué, Fabienne Martinot, Sofia Bénard, Eugénio Marques, Miguel Nabinho, Miguel Martins, Paulo Américo, Ariana Couvinha, Tiago Matos, Marcin Malaszczak, Cristina Almeida, Vera Amaro, Salomé Lamas, Luís Urbano, Sandro Aguilar
Director: Salomé Lamas
Director of Photography: Jorge Piquer Rodríguez
Writer: Salomé Lamas