Mariam Mano

In 1977 Soviet Armenia, two brothers, Nikolay and Felix Kalachyan, pulled off the most daring bank heist in USSR history, stealing 1.5 million rubles from the State Bank in Yerevan using nothing but a children's umbrella. Swift and calculated, they couldn't escape the long arm of the Soviet state. The KGB closed in, the trial was secret, and the sentence was death. A true story buried for decades, until the Soviet Union itself ceased to exist.

Arev, a 19-year-old student, visits her family during vacation. One morning, her father suddenly disappears without a word. As the family begins blaming one another, Arev sets out on her bicycle, retracing her father's usual paths through fields and mountains. Along the way, she reflects on her father's pain, the tense family dynamics, and her own growing sense of loneliness. The question haunts her: “Dad, do you still love me?” Her search for her father becomes a deeper journey to understand fatherhood and human connection. Along the way, she discovers three signs that give her hope he may return.

A story that proves love is unique for everyone, shaped by their own reasons. What matters most is finding someone who shares your vision and walks beside you.