Acid

Acid

2018 · 98 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama

They have been abandoned in a world adorned with concepts such as family, friendship, love, and opportunities. In search of answers to their questions, they devour themselves like a chemical substance that corrodes the world around, in order to eventually learn not to listen but to hear, not to look but to see. And to find their way.

Directed by Aleksandr Gorchilin · Written by Valery Pecheykin

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