What if the apocalypse was beautiful, brutal, and deeply Russian?
In a time after devastating wars, plagues, and natural disasters, the social order has collapsed, and new moral systems, beliefs, and forms of survival emerge. The story follows Ivan Morozov, who leaves his wife Katya to search for necessities, and meets Sergei Volkov, a mysterious companion. Together, they travel through haunting landscapes filled with forgotten villages, strange rituals, and mythological echoes, culminating in a profound and painful choice.
Cinematography
Haunting rural landscapes that breathe like characters.
Direction
Chliyants lets silence do the screaming.
Writing
Dialogue sparse as winter; every word lands heavy.
Director
Sergey Chliyants
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chliyants draws heavily on Russian 'road movie' tradition filtered through Tarkovsky's spiritual desolation and contemporary anxieties about climate and collapse.
The title's double meaning — both elemental force and Russian slang for 'bullshit' — hints that Ivan's noble quest may be self-deception.
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