ThroughtheeyesofayounggirluprootedfromYugoslaviatoDenmark,wewatchafamilynavigateanewworldandrebuildtheirliveswhileholdingontowhattheyleftbehind.Homespeakstobelonging,sacrificeandthegenerationsshapedbydisplacementaaa
MajaissixyearsoldwhenmostofherfamilymovesfromtheYugoslavSFRtoDenmark,leavinghertwobrothersbehindforthetimebeing,waitingtofollowtheresttothepromisedland.Denmarkprovestobefarfromthewelcominghaventheyimagined.Thereisanewlanguagetolearn,newcustomstonavigate,newskiestounderstand.Didtheyreallywanttostay?MajagrowsupinDenmark,buildsalifeandacareerthereasanartist,yetshecannotforgetallthatherparentsleftbehind.
Actress-turned-directorMarijanaJankovi?wasthesameageasMajawhenherownfamilyleftIvangrad(todayBerane)fortheEuropeannorth,andthatisonlythemostsuperficialsimilaritybetweenthetwo.Astwoofherleadingmen,fellowIvangradianDejan?uki?andOsijek’soneandonlyZlatkoBuri?,willsurelyknow,thedetailsofMaja’sorMarijana’sstorymaybespecific,butthelargerflowofthingshasremainedthesameacrossgenerationsandcountriesoforigin.
