Rio

Rio

2019 · 23 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

Polina lives and works in a small hotel in the northern border town. She and her friend Nadia dream of a different, paradise and exotic world. The girls almost never leave the empty immobilized hotel and live, performing their strange daily rituals in the hope that someday they will lead them to a miracle. Once a stranger arrives at the hotel.

Directed by Zhenia Kazankina · Written by Zhenia Kazankina

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