: Filmed over three days at the abandoned "Pamir" military base on Tomnatyk Mountain in the Bukovina Carpathians, Ukraine.

: Jamala portrays the leader of a tribe that has been occupied by outside forces, symbolizing leadership through collective pain.

: The narrative culminates in a mist-filled mountain landscape where the tribe encounters "aliens"—a metaphor for the "strangers" mentioned in the lyrics who occupy and displace indigenous peoples. Setting & Atmosphere