Oleksandr Roshchyn

August 19, 1991. USSR. Moscow is filled with rallies, barricades and tanks. But a summer school camp on the South is living its own life.

Salir con amigos, fumar mucho, girar botellas y besarse, cometer errores, jugar, negarse a aceptar, soñar con los ojos abiertos: la vida de un adolescente puede ser abrumadoramente hermosa y difícil al mismo tiempo. En su debut, la directora ucraniana compone un retrato profundamente emotivo y de múltiples capas de una generación mientras fluye sin problemas entre la ficción y el documental.

Dzidzio is a great artist and a naive child at the same time. All his life he hides one little secret that turns into a huge problem. This time, neither the best mom nor his coolest friend will not be able to help him. Because such a delicate matter Dzidzio must decide for the first time.

Crocodile is a game for a big company. The host shows a word only with the gestures. The one, who guesses it, chooses the next one to lead the game. Anya comes up with a difficult word for Lisa. This New Year Eve turns into a test of their friendship.

At a bus stop, provincial taxi driver Yura meets young beauty Svieta, and is hired to drive both her and her mother to Pryputni - a small Ukrainian village in the middle of nowhere. Seduced by a promised payment and Svieta's short skirt, Yura doesn't have a clue, that his visit to Pryputni is going to last a little longer than he expects.

May. Lilac blossom in Kyiv. Five friends and alcohol from the nearest supermarket. You need to be brave to face your fears, but you need to be even more courageous to tell about them to your closest. Looking for lilac's cinquefoil to eat for good luck.