Him and her. A husband and a wife staying in a cozy hotel where you can come for just a couple of days with a risk to get stuck forever. It is so easy to get trapped in the daily routine. Indeed, nothing is more permanent than the temporary. Their time is like a flat circle. He has his phone calls and business meetings. She is wrapped in her dreams and doubts. All reactions are predictable, all conversations are learnt by heart. An endless LP record of life keeps playing again and again repeating itself. But a few things can break this tune, like a scratch on the record, a crack on a wine glass, a sudden glance or a meeting with a stranger. And then you know: tomorrow will come soon. Any moment something can go wrong, throw you off course, and force you to make a choice.
Direction
Khazanova stages hotel limbo with surgical precision.
Cinematography
Every hallway feels like a waiting room for something worse.
Acting
Huntley and Khazanova speak in exhausted silences.
Director
Alisa Khazanova
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Khazanova cast herself as Woman after rewriting the script from her own short story about Moscow hotel culture.
The 74-minute runtime mirrors a standard hotel checkout window—your stay expires whether you've changed or not.
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