Meek farmhand Sasha and policeman Dima have a fraught relationship. They’re brothers-in-law, travel companions, and—secretly—lovers. Over
the course of their journey to visit Sasha’s grandmother, unspoken
truths are uttered, intimacy is built, and authenticity is challenged.
Although they may be far from the peering eyes of their oppressive
society, their relationship teeters on a dangerous precipice.
Selected and supported by the IFP Filmmaker Lab and destined to evoke
both the breathtaking landscapes of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and the tragedy
of a Dostoevsky novel, Viatcheslav Kopturevskiy’s auspicious debut drama
is an elliptical and much-needed examination of internalized
homophobia, repression, and identity in a remote Siberian town.
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