Bonnie and Clyde in a Russian fever dream, but make it nihilistic and weirdly horny.
After a chance meeting with a girl, a nameless boy becomes her lover and guardian angel. Together they avenge the girl’s rape, fleeing into the woods in an attempt to escape the modern world and civilization. They commit more crimes, killing encountered people at random, until the third character comes into the story, changing the dynamic of the lovers’ relationship. It’s an emotional story of passion, violence and the impossibility of running away from oneself.
Cinematography
Limbs and leaves shot like they're making love to the camera.
Acting
Steblina's feral intensity—she's giving everything and nothing at once.
Director
Alexandr Vartanov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vartanov was a fashion photographer before directing—explains the bodies-as-landscapes obsession throughout.
The TMDB 4.7 is misleading; this played underground festivals where walkouts were considered a badge of honor.
RU
