Based on the true story of the father of the two directors of the film, Rodrigo Barriuso and Sebastián Barriuso, who was a professor for Russian Literature at the University of Havana and who did act as translator when children affected by the Chernobyl disaster arrived in Cuba for medical treatment.
Epilogue: "Over 25,000 victims of Chernobyl were treated in Cuba for illnesses caused by radiation. Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union, the program continued until 2011. Malin and Gladys never saw each other again. Malin continued to teach Russian Literature until interest in the program declined. Malone and Isona divorced in 1995. Malin moved to Italy, where he still teaches literature. Isona continues to work as a contemporary art curator. Their sons directed this film."