Paweł Szymański

After a particularly embarrassing performance, a struggling Polish actor chooses to quit his acting troupe. In desperation, he returns home, only to find his dying mother has replaced him with a farm hand from a nearby mental institution. Alienated and depressed, he attempts to find his place in the world by driving out his replacement as completely as possible.

A documentary charting the rigors of the Russian space program, where the symbol of national pride would justify the most demanding training conditions.