Branded is an artist's defiance, in the face of atrocity, to uphold Art and Freedom.
Horrifying in its depiction of the persecution of artists in repressive regimes, the struggle of being confined as a prisoner of war, is contrasted with the beauty of art and with a joyousness at its heart.
Anna has just taken on a mortgage in dreams of a better life with her daughter Katia. Instead, a turn of events makes Anna face a dilemma that will change her personal moral borders in a society that hasn't got any.