
A melodramatic story about a modern Russian family that, by a whim of fate, ends up in Ukraine. Yana, a successful Russian businesswoman, comes from Russia to a small Ukrainian town to live with her parents. Here, in Ukraine, lives her eight-year-old daughter, who has been raised by her grandparents and the family of Yana's younger sister from an early age. The whole family was looking forward to the arrival of a guest from Russia, but after waiting for her arrival, unforeseen conflicts arise in the family.
Status
Released
Original Language
UK

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.