

She flew 1,300 miles to surprise her boyfriend. What could possibly go wrong? Everything.
Nadya, a young girl from St. Petersburg, is living and learning in London. Suddenly she decides to pay an unexpected visit to her boyfriend Zhenya.
Acting
Karpunina's raw, unfiltered portrayal of desperate hope.
Writing
Dialogue so real it physically hurts to watch.

Director
Sonya Karpunina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Karpunina cast herself as Nadya after struggling to find an actress willing to be this vulnerably unlikable.
The film captures a specific post-Soviet generation's romanticized obsession with 'European' life—London here functions as fantasy and trap simultaneously.