Farewell Athens

Elina, a young Russian journalist, travels to an Alpine ski resort to write an article about a wellness retreat. But during her stay, news from her home country comes to haunt her as she must face her own malaise.

Chao Ping, a Chinese student in Paris, has broken her computer containing all her data. While she hopes to recover them, her parents are hoping for her return to them in China.

As a small girl, Adèle Shaykhulova had to leave Russia for France, leaving the rest of her family behind. To make up for this absence, she secretly films their conversations. But when she learns that her cousin Sonia, with whom she grew up, has cancer, film becomes perhaps the only way to bridge an immeasurable distance.

Muhammad is 23 years old and is stuck living in Paris. While his trial drags on, he waits, trying to find his place in this foreign city.