Dmitry Kurilov

... Late fall, a new teacher Bilar Bolatovich and a new boarding school pupil Alan come to a boarding school located high in the mountains of Ossetia. With their arrival, the usual course of life is disrupted. The boarding school is preparing for the anniversary, but it turns out that local authorities want to tear it down. The director of the boarding school, by hook or by crook, fights against heartless power. This film is about life in a mountain forgotten by God, about fears, pain, confusion of its inhabitants, hoping only that letters will reach God that are written by a half-blind pupil of the boarding school.

Vera has reached the top of her profession and owns her own company. Young, determined and successful, she is, however, lonely and unhappy. One night when Vera is driving home, she hits a young man on the road. She takes him to hospital but feels so responsible for the accident that she visits him every day bringing him food and gifts. They soon fall in love and on leaving the hospital, Anton moves into Vera’s flat. Meanwhile, Vera’s company is suddenly and inexplicably on the verge of bankruptcy, and when Vera witnesses Anton meeting with the manager of a rival company and giving him a package, she assumes he has betrayed her and throws him out. Imagine her astonishment, when she discovers that the informant is actually the wife of her company’s president, who has been leaking information to her lover, who works for a competitor.

Natasha Petushkova is very much like the character played by Oleg Basilashvili in the film “Autumn Marathon” — she is a very kind and compassionate person who always thinks about others first and only then about herself. Often, while caring for others, Natasha forgets about her own personal happiness; there simply isn’t enough time for it. Shortly before the New Year, the girl finds out that a book publishing house is organizing a contest to determine the most devoted fan of her favorite writer, Alexander Snegiryov. The author of the best letter to her idol will get a unique opportunity to spend an evening with him one‑on‑one. Natasha can't miss this chance...

... Late fall, a new teacher Bilar Bolatovich and a new boarding school pupil Alan come to a boarding school located high in the mountains of Ossetia. With their arrival, the usual course of life is disrupted. The boarding school is preparing for the anniversary, but it turns out that local authorities want to tear it down. The director of the boarding school, by hook or by crook, fights against heartless power. This film is about life in a mountain forgotten by God, about fears, pain, confusion of its inhabitants, hoping only that letters will reach God that are written by a half-blind pupil of the boarding school.

Vera has reached the top of her profession and owns her own company. Young, determined and successful, she is, however, lonely and unhappy. One night when Vera is driving home, she hits a young man on the road. She takes him to hospital but feels so responsible for the accident that she visits him every day bringing him food and gifts. They soon fall in love and on leaving the hospital, Anton moves into Vera’s flat. Meanwhile, Vera’s company is suddenly and inexplicably on the verge of bankruptcy, and when Vera witnesses Anton meeting with the manager of a rival company and giving him a package, she assumes he has betrayed her and throws him out. Imagine her astonishment, when she discovers that the informant is actually the wife of her company’s president, who has been leaking information to her lover, who works for a competitor.

Natasha Petushkova is very much like the character played by Oleg Basilashvili in the film “Autumn Marathon” — she is a very kind and compassionate person who always thinks about others first and only then about herself. Often, while caring for others, Natasha forgets about her own personal happiness; there simply isn’t enough time for it. Shortly before the New Year, the girl finds out that a book publishing house is organizing a contest to determine the most devoted fan of her favorite writer, Alexander Snegiryov. The author of the best letter to her idol will get a unique opportunity to spend an evening with him one‑on‑one. Natasha can't miss this chance...