A house, a bribe, and a parcel that ruins everything. Ukrainian bureaucracy never hit this hard.
The owner of a large construction company struggles to get permission to build a house in a garden square. An unexpected parcel from an old friend helps him make the only right choice.
Acting
Matsiuta's face does what dialogue can't — pure shame.
Direction
Pryduvalov lingers on objects that judge his characters.
Editing
Final cut lands like a door slam you hear in your chest.
Director
Viktor Pryduvalov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'garden square' bureaucracy mirrors real post-Soviet property corruption where permits require impossible moral compromises. Pryduvalov filmed during actual Kyiv construction disputes.
The 18-minute runtime isn't arbitrary — it's the exact length of a bureaucratic lunch break, the window where decisions get made and lives get ruined.
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