(Russia, 2020, 15 ')
by Lolita Naranovich
Distribution: Catharsis Cinema
As a storm rages, Vera prays for her husband, a fisherman who is at sea, and five hungry children sleeping beside her. The fisherman nearly drowns.
Vera visits a neighbor who has two small children and finds her dead. The fisherman returns home and Vera tells him about the tragedy and the orphans.
The fisherman suggests taking the children. And he wonders why Vera doesn’t want to…. From a novel by Tolstoy that also inspired Victor Hugo.
