A chicken, a siege, and a family imploding at midnight — Russian New Year's chaos served ice-cold.
Blockade Leningrad, December 31. In the country house of the Resurrection, living "in a special situation," six people and a chicken gather, who no one can cook. Previously, the cook was engaged in this, but the Voskresenskys were taken away from her on the eve - hard times came on the outside, and the situation is also difficult inside: the youngest son brought a hungry girl, the eldest daughter of an unknown man for whom she is going to marry. Before the New Year there are few minutes left, and the number of problems grows snowball.
Acting
Yan Tsapnik's Georgiy — magnificent denial wearing a smoking jacket.
Production
The house itself: rotting aristocracy frozen in amber.
Writing
Dinner conversation that weaponizes politeness.
Director
Alexey Krasovsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
New Year's in Soviet/Russian culture carries near-religious weight; Krasovsky weaponizes this sacred ritual against his characters. The 'Blue Light' broadcast they miss isn't just TV—it's collective national identity.
Shot in actual historic estate; Krasovsky reportedly limited rehearsals to preserve raw, unraveling energy. The 73-minute runtime mirrors Chekhov's one-act structures—comedy accelerating until it breaks.
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