Fromtheharsh,nomadiclifeonthetundratoanuncertainfuturewithfivechildren.Fouryearsinthelifeofastrongandcharismaticwoman. LifeisrawandharshoutintheArctictundra,whereyoungIvannalivesanomadiclifewithherfivechildren.AtoughandcharismaticwomanwhoisputtothetestwhenshehastogiveupthetraditionallifeoftheNenetspeopleandmovetothecity.Theclimateischanging,herreindeersaredying,andherhusband,Gena,hasturnedintoanalcoholicbecauseofhisjobatagasplant.AndeventhoughIvannacanputbothhim-andeveryoneelse-intheirplacewithherkillergazeandno-nonsenseattitude,sheharboursadesiretoliberateherselffromtheviolentrelationship.FouryearsinIvanna’slifehavebecomeaformidablefilmcreatedwithanartist’seyeforthematerialtextureoftheworldwhereanimageofasleepingchild,threefishandahungrycatalmostbecomeacosmicmotif.Thisisvital,physicalfilmartwithanunforgettablewomanatitscentre.Meanwhile,Ivanna’sletters,whicharereadaloudbyherself,liftherstoryabovetheragingoftheelements.DirectorRenatoBorrayoSerrano,whowasborninGuatemalaandlivesinRussia,hascreatedadramaaboutliberationandamelancholyrequiemaboutabygonewayoflife.
