Evgeniya Marchenko

After years of absence and failure, a prodigal son is compelled to return and live with his elderly father. The two men, who are struggling with their conflicting emotions, are forced to deal with their memories, dreams, and fears in a world without the woman who once brought them together.

"Goryanki" documentary film tells the stories of several women from the North Caucasus. In Soviet times women in this region were actively removed from the context of traditional values, but the collapse of the USSR raised many questions for the society. The film examines the problems of feminism, the clash of national traditions and religion. Anyway the heroines of the film found the strength and courage to become successful and outstanding people.

Reflection on ascetic monastic life. The main characters are ordinary people who live and work on the territory of the monastery. They help monks, parishioners and themselves. Every day passes within the framework of a clear schedule of services, meals and obediences, and everything is repeated exactly the next day. In this repetition and silence, a pure rhythm of life is created, which at first glance may not differ much from life outside the gates of the monastery. But in the abode of the non-material God, people live somehow especially honestly, some kind of special real life.

Former children's homes Inna and Dima are struggling to establish a normal life for themselves and their four-year-old daughter Vary, but something all the time goes wrong? not one, so another.