Snails

First a boy is forced to run. Then he runs on his own. Then he watches another one run.

A story of a mature man who comes back home from the city to take care of his dying mother. The mother’s passing, together with a meeting with his brother and a woman he loves, makes him reflect on the life he’s had and choices he’s made along the way. And then, just before her death, the mother tells Anatolii about a treasure she has buried inside the shed…

Ira and Manya are friends who share an apartment in Kyiv. Ira is an activist, an organizer of the children's fund and a palliative patient. Manya is her best friend and also a volunteer - the girls work and live together.

This story is like a flash of a match that fades quickly, but leaves a mark…

A rainstorm wreaks havoc on the life of an elderly couple. When the husband cannot find his wife, he goes mad with rage. But between the contemptuous insults and the affirmative silence, a deep connection emerges, the result of the couple's long and burdensome life together.

When it's all or nothing, when it's forever or never...