
- year : 2023
- country : Russia
- timing : 22'
- genre : fiction film
written and directed by Ekaterina Petrova-Verbich
produced by Evgenia Zlobinskaya
DoP Alexey Fedorov
music by Artem Kim
sound by Sergey Sinyavsky
editor Dmitry Yushin
production designer Nadya Skomorokhova
cast: Ekaterina Paklina, Elena Dementieva, Leonid Bichevin, Andrey Shibarshin, Natalia Ushakova, Elizaveta Novikova, Lyudmila Gorkova, Stefania Huing, Slava Zhukov
This is the story of a mother-daughter friendship that was suddenly lost. Six-year-old girl Nina witnesses an innocent kiss between her mother and a man in a sanatorium. Returning home, the girl tells her dad about it. Mom slaps Nina for this. Mom's act for Nina became a bodily memory of fear of her mother. At night, Nina has a dream that reflects the distance between her and her mother. Daughter's secrets will never be revealed to mother again.
- Kaliningrad Short and Debut films Festival (2023, Russia, Kaliningrad)
- Moscow International Film Festival "Budem Zhit" (Let's live) (2023, Russia, Moscow)
- Kinoshock International Film Festival (2023, Russia, Anapa)
- Vision International short film festival (2023, Russia, Kemerovo)
- International Film Festival of spiritual, moral and family films "St. Vladimir" (2023, Russia, Sevastopol)
- Golden Eagle Award, Long list (2023, Russia, Moscow)
- International festival-workshop of film schools “Kinoproba” (2023, Russia, Yekaterinburg)
- International Film Festival about Human Rights “Stalker” (2023, Russia, Moscow)
- International Film Festival “Short Film Days” (2023, Russia, Moscow)
- Asti International Film Festival (2023, Italy, Asti)
- Youth Short Film Festival “Hazelnut” (2024, Russia, Moscow)
- Sguardi Altrove International Women's Film Festival (2024, Italy, Milan)
- She Film Festival (2024, Russia, Moscow)
- 8 Women International Film Festival (2024, Moscow, Russia)
Director’s statement
For many years I have wanted to talk to my mother about this story, but I didn’t dare. I was afraid it will be too painful and embarrassing. For me, this is a personal story. First of all, the desire to plunge into our past with my mother in order to understand, forgive, find the lost connection and, finally, break the long distance. And an opportunity to send a sincere message to our present before it's too late.
ABOUT THE FILM DIRECTOR:
Ekaterina Petrova-Verbich was born on 16.04.1986 in Penza, Russia. In 2014 graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) as a film director.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2023 - «The Grove», short film \ debut