Warning: Explicit Sexual Content.

This comedy drama was a surprise breakout hit for filmmakers Natasha Merkulova and Alexey Chupov. It is also blessed with outstanding, hypnotic performances from some of Russia’s most respected actors including Yuri Kolokolnikov (attending SUBTITLE and can also be seen in Game of Thrones) and Yulia Aug. The film is a sexual melodrama of dark secrets, that – at its root – seeks to show how similar we humans really are, full of the same motivations and cravings, whatever our class. Cleverly set off by a free-wheeling photographer (Kolokolnikov), it is a frank and provocative film, that happens to be from Russia, but in truth could come from any country, such is the universality of its message.