Zoya Melikhova

Zhu is Chinese. She recently came to Russia to learn Russian and gain admission to a university. Every day, she attends language courses for foreigners. She spends most of her time alone. Out of boredom and a longing to ease her melancholy, Zhu decides to go on a date with a stranger.

The old graveyard in Kimry is almost abandoned. Among the gravestones with the enameled portraits you can hear the sound of passing cars and a cradle song.