Gerard Michael MacCarthy

Moscow, 1986, the heat of Perestroika. Borya is an average clumsy teenager who is miraculously admitted to the legendary Bolshoi Ballet School. The boy is convinced that he will become a ballet dancer like his father, Mikhail Baryshnikov. But is this father real or imaginary?

December, 31st. Impossible Moscow traffic, an endless rush leading to nothing, people trying to help but not making things any better. Small talk… about small things that fill one’s life — and make it pass us by too quickly. About Dad, who’s only got a few weeks left to live — and there’s nothing you can do to help... About plans for life of a 15-year-old girl — should she become a cancer specialist or a food designer?

Eleven-year-old Misha dreams of a bright, eventful and struggling life, just like in the movies. But there are ordinary people of few words walking around: how can something special happen to them? An ardent fan of the TV series "Killer" accidentally meets his idol's car on the street. Thanks to a new acquaintance, the hero gets into the studio, becomes a participant in the real events of a fictional world - and is forced to accept that childhood is over.

Eleven-year-old Misha dreams of a bright, eventful and struggling life, just like in the movies. But there are ordinary people of few words walking around: how can something special happen to them? An ardent fan of the TV series "Killer" accidentally meets his idol's car on the street. Thanks to a new acquaintance, the hero gets into the studio, becomes a participant in the real events of a fictional world - and is forced to accept that childhood is over.