A woman returns home and nobody asked her to stay.
As an honorary guest, Claudia Alekseevna arrives at the opening of the branch of the Institute of Culture. She will have to visit her mother, ex-husband, teachers, forgotten friends and girlfriends in her homeland...
Acting
Olga Mateshko's restrained devastation carries every frame.
Direction
Itygilov's static camera refuses to look away from discomfort.
Director
Aleksandr Itygilov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during late Soviet stagnation, the film captures a generation realizing the 'bright future' promised would never arrive.
Mateshko was primarily a stage actress; this rare screen role was nearly lost until a 2010 restoration.
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