old woman
1945년 레닌그라드, 전쟁으로 폐허가 된 도시에서 사람들은 힘겹게 살아간다. 병원에서 간호사로 일하는 ‘이야’ 역시 뇌진탕 증후군으로 갑자기 온몸이 굳어 버리는 병을 견디며 사랑스러운 아들 ‘파슈카’와 소박하지만 행복한 나날을 보내고 있다. 그러던 어느 날 ‘이야’에게 끔찍한 사건이 일어나고, 전쟁에서 지원병으로 일하던 둘도 없는 친구 ‘마샤’가 돌아오자 두 사람만이 알고 있던 비밀이 서서히 드러난다. 두 여인은 서로를 다시 일으키기 위해 희망과 삶의 의미를 찾아 나서는데…
Managing position at Nastenka Cleaning Service, whose employees are migrant girls from Asia, comes at the Muscovite Kirillov out of the blue. The situation is complicated by the fact that Kirillov is planning to leave for Norway and expecting his bride, a typical European with a rather rigid interpretation of freedom and tolerance, to come visit. The idea that she will learn about the exploitation of "women of the East" terrifies him and makes him prevaricate in order to hide his "harem"...
Kristina's Grandmother
Anya, a young academic raised in an orphanage, is on the cusp of success when she’s accused of drug possession. While in limbo hiding from the police, she hits the road with Kristina, another orphan several years Anya’s junior, in search of her possibly mythical grandmother.
Woman at the Bus Stop
A mother is trying hard to love her five-years old daughter, but even the child's very presence continuously reminds her about the trauma of rape she survived five years ago. As troubled apparitions, fears and inner disorder of the mother begin to influence the little girl's psyche. Could the sincere affection of the child alleviate her mother's suffering?
Valya
