There are places that we don’t want to know anything about, places that we would rather pretend don’t exist at all. One such place is a dumpsite. From the humans’ point of view, it is a ghastly place, a stinking desert of trash. But it’s a desert that is teaming with life.
Former ice researcher and Orthodox pastor Andrey Voronin is called Ice-Breaker because of his brave opinions. A unique children’s home, whose foster children are now famous in the whole of Russia, was created under his guidance. The pastor thinks that life is a fight and you have to be prepared for it all of the time. This is why, together with the children, he conquers the tops of mountains.
A travel film about adventures in snowy Russia, visiting Russia's smallest nation - the Tofolars in the world's coldest pole - Oymyakon. Cut off from the outside world, Tofolaria, rich, harsh Yakutia - home to a tenacious people and the birthplace of reindeer, beckons with its poignant romance.
