“Klondike” takes place nine years ago and had its premiere one month before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but its relevance hasn’t dimmed. It is set in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in July 2014, when an antiaircraft missile downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, killing the 298 people on board. Last year, a Dutch court handed down three convictions in the case. That crash occurs about 20 minutes into “Klondike,” and it’s actually the second major act of violence in the film. The dwelling will remain open to the elements while Irka and Tolik continue to live there, despite the hostilities outside.

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