Pale, thin, cold-sweating Pik (Khugaev) teaches literature at the local university to students so indifferent they play cards and take phone calls while he lectures. "The hell with you,” he says, walking out mid-class. It’s unclear just why Pik seems so sickly, though by midpoint we realize he’s a heroin addict in withdrawal. Broke, alienated, shunned by his dealer, he searches for a fix or any other salvation, sharing his bleak thoughts in voiceover. Attractive lensing and spare piano/ambient sound score abet the feature’s melancholy, meditative aura.
Cast
Crew
Aslan Galazov
Director, Writer, Producer
Irlan Khugaev
Writer
Olga Shevchenko
Editor
Anna Zabludovskaya
Director of Photography
Leonid Deryagin
Director of Photography
Mikhail Blinov
Additional Director of Photography
Anton Isaev
Additional Director of Photography
Soslan Makiev
Assistant Director
Olga Kochetkova
Producer
Tigran Kaitmazov
Production Design, Costume Design
Yuliya Kostomarova
Makeup Artist
Yulia Shishkina
Makeup Artist
Aleksandr Kamaldinov
Sound Director
Shirvani Chalaev
Music
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