Natalya Sayko

Ten Winters in One Summer

Four short stories tell about the inhabitants of the Moldovan village of Redu Mare. Stefan, a former front-line cowman, returned from the army and found unpleasant changes for himself. His beloved girlfriend got married... Originally from Redu Mare, the hero of the second novel is the power juggler Ion Ciocanu. The third novel tells about a young rural saint. His love for a random girl he met awakened a craving for a "mundane" life. But Valentine is lucky... The film ends with a story about Toolbarel, a cheerful and wise old man. He appears in all the other novels.

Foreman

After leaving the hospital, Sergeant Katsuba, who has bid farewell to frontline service, travels to a provincial town to teach military science to cadets. However, his relationship with the 17-year-old boys does not go well: they consider their instructor to be unfair and overly critical...

Until the Snow Fell

Preparing for a meeting of former classmates, a woman recalls her school years and her first love.

Confrontation

Operatives are looking for a killer who has appropriated someone else's identity. The story of a real case based on the story of Yulian Semyonov.

Pigeon's Milk

Don't Come Without the Son

A twelve year old decides to make his father better person after hearing bad things about him.

The Village Detective

Police officer Aniskin lives with his family in a rural Russian village whose inhabitants admire his gentleness and wisdom. When an accordion is stolen from the local clubhouse, he begins to investigate.

Bread

Set around the Volga river, the story begins around 1900, when Russian peasants are let free and allowed to own their farmlands. But soon they suffer from losses during the 1917 Russian Revolution and the following Civil War. Then, the major national catastrophe is started by Stalin: his communist government kills millions of farmers and steals all their food supplies, causing the longest and deadliest famine all over central Russia during the 1920s and 1930s.

A Small Favor

Once a famous singer Valentin Ozernikov, returning from another tour, thinks about his fast flowing life and tried to formulate his criteria for figs further existence.

Morning Highway

Стремительным рывком врезается красная "Лада" в белый "Мерседес"... Взрыв, еще один, и вот уже огнем объяты обе машины, и только крики гибнущих людей еще звучат и звучат в ушах... Вы увидите эти кадры дважды. Теперь - кратко о главном. Таксист Антон Клямин соглашается отвезти в горы банки со сгущенным молоком. По пути он берёт попутчицу - тётку, везущую могильный камень. И вдруг авария: машина в кювете, "сгущенка" - в разные стороны. От удара банки помялись, одна из банок дает трещину и герой понимает, что везет наркотики...