Decades after forced relocation under the communist regime, people are returning to a remote region of northeastern Slovakia. This area served as the filming location for the acclaimed movie *Potopa* (The Flood), but was largely abandoned following the government-ordered displacements. Today, former residents are cautiously returning, though not to rebuild traditional homes. Instead, they are inhabiting mobile homes – “maringotky” – on the land they were once forced to leave. The report details the poignant return of individuals to a place holding both painful memories and a sense of belonging. Despite the area being virtually deserted for years, a renewed connection to the land is emerging. This return marks a complex chapter in the region’s history and a fragile attempt to reclaim a lost past.