Anna, portrayed by Naomi Watts, is a midwife trying to find a family for a child who recently lost his parents. Her only lead is a diary written in Russian, so she asks her reluctant uncle Stepan, played by Jerzy Skolimowski, for help. A card provides another clue, sending her to a restaurant where she encounters Semyon (Armin Mueller-Stahl), his unpleasant son Kirill (Vincent Cassel), and Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen). …

It’s a remarkably dull and unintelligent film. Thankfully, I received it without cost; otherwise, paying for something so awful would have been regrettable.