Devoted to the last days of Soviet writer, poet, and Gulag survivor Varlam Shalamov, this film follows the efforts of two of Shalamov’s most devoted admirers to preserve the author’s legacy. Having lost his sight and hearing and living in a retirement home, he carried on doing the only thing that mattered to him — writing — until his final breath. This film is a testament to the value of writings that tell the unpalatable truths of the 20th century. To evoke the gritty texture of the Soviet world, Sententia is shot on 16mm black and white film.
제2차 세계대전이 한창이던 1941년, 동유럽의 대부분을 점령한 독일은 러시아 침공을 계획하고 ‘레닌그라드’로 진격한다. 이 소식이 전해지자 ‘레닌그라드’에 상주해 있던 수많은 각국 기자들이 본국으로 돌아가지만 미국 출신의 여기자 ‘케이트’는 이 가운데 실종되어 본국으로 돌아가지 못한 채 ‘레닌그라드’에 홀로 남게 된다. 추위와 배고픔 속에 ‘레닌그라드’를 탈출하려던 그녀는 러시아의 여성 경찰 ‘니나’를 운명처럼 만나게 되고 두 사람은 서로를 의지해 지옥 같은 전장에서 탈출을 시도하는데...
Young prince Aleksandr has to hold out against two enemies - the Horde in the east and the Teutonic order and Sweden in the west. He discovers that some boyars are plotting against him and are ready to betray Novgorod to the Swedes and the Germans to boost their trade. Meanwhile, his best friend falls under suspicion, as somebody tries to poison the young prince at his own wedding feast. Aleksandr has no way out - to defend his people against the invaders and to find the true poisoner.
