4 Kurze aus St. Petersburg

Films in the programme:

Alone

Alone

Odni

Vladimir Zakharenko

Russia, 2016, 36 Min

A couple shares a modest house in a small village. Though physically they share the evenings together, they are in reality divided, with each in his/her own world. The room is in fact already divided, and a domestic feud is in the making.

Finnish Knife, Persian Lilac

Finnish Knife, Persian Lilac

Finskiy nozh, persidskaya siren

Raul Geidarov

Russia, 2015, 13 Min

Young offender Roma has already done time in prison for robbery. In an underground pedestrian crossing he assaults a student and steals his money, soon after which he encounters Olya on a sanatorium beach. His attempts to steal her iPad have an unexpected effect however, as she misinterprets his attentions as an amorous advance.

The War and Peace of Private Litvin

The War and Peace of Private Litvin

Vojna i mir ryadovogo Litvina

Evgeny Kalinin

Russia, 2016, 30 Min

Nikolai Litvin is the leader of the Litvin Clan, as the ninety-year-old likes to call his family. Shaped by his experiences in the Red Army during the Second World War, questions of war and peace play a major role in the family. Litvin however also knows how to enjoy the pleasures of modern life in his own, inimitable way.

Family Offline

Family Offline

Semya Offline

Georgiy Porotov

Russia, 2015, 20 Min

A couple, together with six-year-old son Kyrill, travels to the Baltic Sea coast to meet friends for a picnic. During the journey the youngster is engrossed in the computer games on his tablet. Having arrived a seemingly idyllic atmosphere reigns, first appearances can be deceptive however.