The Island of Hope

2022 • Directed by

Dimitry Ljasuk

Drama

Based on real events, Isle of Good Hope is an inspiring story about the power of solitude, perseverance, dreams, getting out into nature, father-son relationships and letting go. During a pandemic, the protagonist decides to voluntarily quarantine himself on a tiny deserted island in Lake Tisza. On the island is a small hut that he built with his father years before, but their dream could not be completed because the father died in the meantime. The boy wants to get out of the squirrel wheel and face himself, so he returns to the island after seven years.