Uldus Bakhtiozina

A saleswoman from the fish store Polina Schukina is going through a difficult life period. By the grace of an extravagant grandmother, she finds herself in the fairy-tale world of princesses, where, as it turns out, everything is subordinated to bureaucracy, and in a lot of echoing corridors and government offices there are queues of girls eager to discover the princess. Pauline has to go through a series of tests that will reveal her personal qualifications in a very competitive profession.

The film gives voice to porcelain figurines struggling to survive in a world obsessed with perfection. Some never passed quality control, others were chosen but faced unexpected challenges at the hands of their owners. Through confessional monologues, they share their stories - absurd, tragic and surprisingly familiar. Mixing irony with existential musings, the film shows how, in a world where beauty is becoming disposable, the pressure to live up to the ideal only accelerates its own destruction.

A saleswoman from the fish store Polina Schukina is going through a difficult life period. By the grace of an extravagant grandmother, she finds herself in the fairy-tale world of princesses, where, as it turns out, everything is subordinated to bureaucracy, and in a lot of echoing corridors and government offices there are queues of girls eager to discover the princess. Pauline has to go through a series of tests that will reveal her personal qualifications in a very competitive profession.

A saleswoman from the fish store Polina Schukina is going through a difficult life period. By the grace of an extravagant grandmother, she finds herself in the fairy-tale world of princesses, where, as it turns out, everything is subordinated to bureaucracy, and in a lot of echoing corridors and government offices there are queues of girls eager to discover the princess. Pauline has to go through a series of tests that will reveal her personal qualifications in a very competitive profession.

The film gives voice to porcelain figurines struggling to survive in a world obsessed with perfection. Some never passed quality control, others were chosen but faced unexpected challenges at the hands of their owners. Through confessional monologues, they share their stories - absurd, tragic and surprisingly familiar. Mixing irony with existential musings, the film shows how, in a world where beauty is becoming disposable, the pressure to live up to the ideal only accelerates its own destruction.

The film gives voice to porcelain figurines struggling to survive in a world obsessed with perfection. Some never passed quality control, others were chosen but faced unexpected challenges at the hands of their owners. Through confessional monologues, they share their stories - absurd, tragic and surprisingly familiar. Mixing irony with existential musings, the film shows how, in a world where beauty is becoming disposable, the pressure to live up to the ideal only accelerates its own destruction.