- year : 2022
- country : Ukraine, Russia
- timing : 103'
- genre : fiction film
- producer : Alexey Sokolov
- production : BeeJee
written by Alexey Sokolov, Petr Nekrasov
produced by Alexey Lavrentiev
DoP Arseniy Morin
music by Alexey Leshov
sound by Alexey Leshov
editor Vlad Gritsenko
production designer Ji Bumi
cast: Elizaveta Goncharenko, Yan Reshetnikov, Sergey Russkin, Vadim Shcherbinin, Andrey Nekrasov, Elena Ternova, Lyubov Virolainen, Artem Zernov, Dmitry Yakovlev, Viktor Grakov, Anastasia Chernova, Arseniy Morin, Vlad Gritsenko, Alexander Milovidov, Igor Kotik
Nikolai, a young farm worker, compensates for his zero love experience with his knowledge of communicating with animals, obtained in a foreign internship. It is important that Nastya does not find out about it, because she chose the non-drinking Nikolai for his decency and uncommon character. But very soon journalists will come to the farm to shoot a report about the innovative farm, and Nikolai is the main character.
- Debut Film Festival "The First one went!" (2022, Russia, St. Petersburg)
- Asti International Film Festival (2022, Italy, Asti)
- International Film Forum "Golden Knight" (2023, Russia, Grozny)
- DEA OPEN AIR International Film Festival (2023, Albania, Tirana)
Director’s statement
The film is based on true events. There is indeed a special profession of petting pigs and even training courses dedicated to this ‘vocation’ in Denmark. After watching a report about it and admiring the absurdity of the modern world, we decided to cross this story with Russian characters and create a dramatic comedy.
ABOUT THE FILM DIRECTOR:
Alexey Sokolov was born on 02.07.1985 in Chernovtsy, Ukraine. In 2008 graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Studied at film schools YourFilm.ua and St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television 2015-2016.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2022 - "Doomed Love or Nanotech in Central Russia", full - length film \ debut
2019 - "Hero of the day", short film
2018 - "Woman's Day", short film
2017 - "Cut", short film
2016 - "White honey tea", short film
2015 - "Gift for two", short film
2014 - "Locked", short film