Heart of Stone

Heart of Stone

Amidst the funeral of her little sister's rat, buried feelings of blame resurface in the broken family.

2024 · 24 min · Drama

Elo is visiting her family on a small island. Her complicated relationship with her mother is just about to warm up, when her half-sister’s pet rat Siisik takes its last breath. The family dinner is interrupted by the need to send Siisik on a last farewell. The mother’s apathy towards the death of the pet rat triggers Elo and opens up a gate to the past, when her own grief was left unnoticed.

Directed by Greta Liht · Written by Marian Vridolin

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