Tragicomedy about the cycle of gender-based violence.
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Even in the darkest of times, when war grips the world, it's time to be yourself. The festival is supported by Goethe-Institute Ukraine.
Tragicomedy about the cycle of gender-based violence.
Nikita is a student from the Kharkiv region who lives in Kyiv with his boyfriend Serhiy. His relationship with his religious mother is hideous due to her adverse treatment of his son’s sexuality, which has led him to abandon his faith in God. Nikita quarrels with her on his birthday because she sent him his cross pendant and asked the son to return to “the right path”. The next day, on February 24th of 2022, the couple wakes up from explosions and news about the beginning of a full-scale war with russia. Nikita realizes he can’t reach his mother by phone anymore.
An attempt by the director to delve into the nature of sexuality and relationships with her friend in order to understand what their experience together was for them.
Two queer people meet on the train and spontaneously decide to get out in Kyiv and spend the day together. They hear explosions while talking about intimacy and tenderness. They share thoughts about living in this cruel reality. They share their pain. Their youth was stolen from them. Can they still feel something other than pain?
