It is often cited as a prime example of "uncomfortable" cinema, using a fly-on-the-wall approach to capture shocking intimacy.
The narrative tracks her year-long battle to keep her children out of state custody while living in squalid conditions. Gimenes lietas
Due to its stark depiction of post-Soviet rural poverty, the film is frequently used in academic studies regarding social exclusion and the "pathology" of impoverished communities. It is often cited as a prime example