Dina is a young Russian filmmaker working on a film about Stalinist repressions and the massive intergenerational trauma they caused that continues to resonate in modern-day Russia. Together with her friend Johan, a German sound designer whose grandfather went missing in the USSR during the Second World War, she embarks on a journey to the former Soviet labour camps. Almost deserted, the abandoned lands of Gulag still bear traces of those who perished there. Although this trip becomes somewhat therapeutic for the two of them, it also puts their relationship to the test.
Pirate Sword
Erik is convinced he has a stone for a heart. That’s why he doesn’t mind that his parents have no time for him, or that he is bullied at school, or that he has no real friends. When his family moves to a villa they inherited, he is confronted by Maria whom Erik's parents want to kick out along with her father. Maria refuses to move and promises to make Erik's life a living hell. As a last attempt to defeat Erik, Maria goes to look for her mother who disappeared two years ago. Together they end up on a fantastical journey to the In-Between-World and Erik learns how hard it really is to wear a heart of stone.
Redhead Host
In December of 1925, renowned American dancer Isadora Duncan arrives at the Soviet-Latvian border, where she makes arrangements for her lover Yesenin to flee from the USSR. All he has to do is get on the train to Riga. The poet secretly travels from Moscow to snowy Leningrad, where he gets caught up in a crazy whirlwind of events. While trying to evade surveillance by secret services, he has a series of fateful encounters. He finds both solace and despair in the city’s criminal underground. Despite the many obstacles he faces along the way, he remains determined to reunite with Isadora.
Krasnodar Impulse Player
It's the summer of 1990. The Soviet Union is teetering on the verge of collapse, while the little Baltic nations struggle to take back their lost independence. The Soviet Union's basketball championship is set to begin on the backdrop of a deeply divided society. The Estonian team Kalev faces a momentous decision. With Estonian independence seemingly within reach, a rising tide of public opinion opposes the Estonian national team's participation in the USSR's championship. That would contradict the people's aspirations for liberation. As professional athletes, the team makes the unpopular choice. The championship games start.
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주도자는 미국의 한 요원으로 우크라이나 국립 오페라 극장의 한 사건에 투입되었다가 우크라이나 요원들에게 붙잡히게 되고 고문을 받지만 CIA가 준 자살 약을 먹고 자살을 택하게 된다. 그러나 이내 다시 눈을 뜬 주인공은 의문의 한 남자로부터 임무를 부여받는다. 그가 주도자에게 줄 수 있는 건 하나의 제스처와 하나의 단어 뿐. 시간의 흐름을 뒤집는 인버전을 통해 현재와 미래를 오가며 세상을 파괴하려는 사토르를 막기 위해 투입된 작전의 주도자는 인버전에 대한 정보를 가진 닐과 미술품 감정사이자 사토르에 대한 복수심이 가득한 그의 아내 캣과 협력해 미래의 공격에 맞서 제3차 세계대전을 막아야 한다.
