Anastasiya
Antonina Miliukova is a beautiful and bright young woman, born in the aristocracy of 19th century Russia. She could have anything she'd want, and yet her only obsession is to marry Pyotr Tchaikovsky, with whom she falls in love from the very moment she hears his music. The composer finally accepts this union, but after blaming her for his misfortunes and breakdowns, his attempts to get rid of his wife are brutal. Consumed by her feelings for him, Antonina decides to endure and do whatever it takes to stay with him. Humiliated, disgraced and discarded, she is slowly driven to madness.
In Moscow, two skinheads kill homosexual men while being in a sexual relationship with one another. Based on a true story, the film inquires about masculinity, identity, and a sense of belonging in contemporary Russia.
The storyline touches on the eternal theme: “Fathers and Sons”. The ability to bear responsibility for their actions and the ability to answer for them. The language of the film’s narration is non-linear; it is conducted on behalf of our protagonist, Timothy. The hero is trying to build a chronology of events, but he manages to do this only at the end of the film. Throughout history, the hero and I collect the “puzzle of events” of the last years of his life. Timothy was completely lost in the noisy big city, in his temptations, but gradually he finds a solution to his problems and grows up.
