Wake Up in Shanghai

Two friends from Odesa try to compose a video message to their pals, emigrants to the United States. One of them rents his apartment to a tricky girl who invents various excuses not to pay the rent. An exceptional story about people on the verge of despair who nonetheless manage to enjoy life, even if these joys are beyond good and evil.

The movie examines the lives of the not-so-fortunate dregs of society through absurdist comedy. The unfortunates of the title are mentally challenged people, some of whom could be termed insane - or merely inane.

The tragic story of five people. A frivolous and sometimes cruel, promiscuous yet charming girl, acting on pure impulse, destroys her father's true love with her intrigues. Because of her machinations, her father's beloved also dies.