A stranger in the dark changes everything — but what is she running from?
The life of a woman suddenly changes after she meets a mysterious girl on a highway in the night.
Acting
Babenko's exhausted warmth anchors every scene.
Cinematography
Highway emptiness that breathes dread.
Director
Konstantin Khudyakov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Khudyakov shot the highway sequences in actual dead-of-night conditions with minimal lighting, explaining the genuine exhaustion in Babenko's performance.
The film quietly critiques Russia's rural collapse — the empty roads and shuttered towns mirror real demographic crises in the regions where it was filmed.
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