Platon Kuzmich

The mother loved and encouraged one son, while the other became an outcast. Left alone, the boys learn to build a new life together.

While a distinguished principal, Nina, dazzles the local TV crew with achievements that make her school the best in the entire district, outside the camera’s frame, young Maxim is coerced into participating in his peers' take on "proper socialization." These shattering school hall lessons continue to echo throughout society and beyond.

Nine year-old Andrey lives on the outskirts of a small village near the sea. His mother wants to put him into an orphanage. Andrey is scared by the perspective and understands that his life will drastically change. One stormy day he finds a dog on the beach and decides that it is the mystical beast known as Chupacabra, a goat vampire, which will make a miracle. Debut film developed at the Ikusmira Berriak residencies programme.