29 minutes of pure emotional devastation. You won't recover.
Acting
Kubasov and Zemskova's raw, unguarded intimacy
Cinematography
Claustrophobic close-ups that refuse to let you breathe
Direction
Ignatenko's fearless embrace of discomfort
Director
Mariya Ignatenko
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ignatenko emerged from Russia's minimalist short film scene, where runtime constraints became artistic weapons.
The title refers to a specific Siberian river whose freezing patterns mirror the relationship's suffocating rhythm.
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