Direct documentary about how Moldova lost the Black Sea and what it means for a country and it's people to have no longer direct access to the seaside. History gives and takes, freedom and borders keep on changing. During ages Moldova had and didn’t have direct access to the Black Sea. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Moldova is a Republic, an independent state.
For many Moldovans, during this last period , being part of the Sovject Union, it felt they had easy and direct access to the Black Sea. Visiting places like Zatoka and Sergeevka on the Black Sea coast, it felt as if they were visiting ‘their’ Black Sea. Nowadays, living in Moldova, you need a passport to go to the seaside. For some, this feels strange. As if they lost the sea. For others it doesn’t feel strange at all, because they felt going there was like going to another country, Ukraine.
Directed by Maarten de Kroon, made in close cooperation with Denis Bartenev and Nora Dorogan.
