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Overview
An ordinary Kyiv family—father, mother, son—faces numerous problems after receiving permission to leave for Israel. And not only organizational ones.
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Ayka
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The Nest
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That Evening Sun
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Closeness
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Return
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My Joy
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Mindwalk
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The Coach
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Fib the Truth
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