We encounter Vera amid the deep snow-covered Forest, where she has taken refuge in a monastery far away from her turbulent past. Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson’s powerful, beautifully crafted feature documentary debut lends Vera the space to tell her story of redemption, as she embarks on a spiritual journey of self-realisation and acceptance.

This is a transfixingly beautiful film, and if you find yourself reminded of Tarkovsky’s ‘Andrei Rublev’, you will surely not be alone.