Two girls, who used to be in love with the same man, are starting to get texts and other mysterious messages after his death, and the only person, who could’ve possibly sent them, is him. The messages from the gone man send two rivals to the south of the country, when they have two unravel the mystery of their mutual loved one, understand themselves and deal with their own past.
Acting
Maksimova and Aksyonova's prickly chemistry carries everything
Cinematography
Bleached southern landscapes that swallow characters whole
Writing
Texts-as-ghosts premise smarter than it has any right to be
Director
Kirill Pletnyov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Kirill Pletnyov also plays Vanya; he cast himself as the one guy who actually gets it.
Part of a 2010s wave of Russian 'woman's revenge' films that weaponize melodrama against patriarchal structures—this one just makes the women do the work together.
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