When ADELINA shared her story, it deeply and profoundly touched me. Her raw honesty and the realisation that she spent over a decade confined at home due to society's fear shook me to the core. In 2018, we made a short film about Adelina, PRISONER OF SOCIETY (2018), that was nominated for the European Film Academy Award. The film’s success allowed us to help Adelina flee Georgia. We thought it was the end of the story and the happy one. However, in our heart-to-heart conversation with Adelina, I understood that her life took an unexpectedly dark turn and became even more complex and complicated. Immediately, I knew I had to make this film, no matter the consequences. Initially, my intention was to focus solely on Adelina's voice to orchestrate the collective experience of her feelings. But, as filming progressed, her mother's story became increasingly complex and intertwined with Adelina's. I realised we could not tell the story without her mother, as she represented the family's side of the struggle. Ultimately, ADELINA: SYMPHONY OF LONGING AND ESTRANGEMENT is a testament to the human desire to love and be loved and the sacrifices we must make to live authentically.