The Guardian

For 18 years, Syrian Orthodox nun Dayrayto has lived on the grounds of a church in Zaz, a dilapidated and abandoned Assyrian village in south-eastern Turkey. Together with the monk Abuna, she cared for the church for fourteen years and ever since his death four years ago, Dayrayto has lived alone with her two dogs, a cow, chicken, and three cats. Vulnerable to multiple threats, her presence in the region is a thorn in the side of many local actors. There has always been hostilities from the Muslim side and little support from her own community. Lately, the situation is getting worse and Dayrayto fears for her dog's life, who she believes has been deliberately poisoned. The camera follows Dayrayto through her everyday life and observes her struggle for survival, her worries and hardships, with fear and loneliness are her constant companions.