Olga Korotkaya

The film presents eight different stories about love - each seen from a different point of view. Starting with the biological approach, where love is understood as a result of a chemical reaction, through the love that parents give to their children, siblings to each other, to the sympathy of two people - first infatuation, and with time a mature and stable bond. The picture does not idealize love, however. It also touches on the problems of betrayal and loneliness in the modern world.

In the Republic of Tuva, the main symbol of the culture of the people is throat singing ("khoomei"). But the Tuvan tradition says that only a man is allowed to perform khoomei, women are forbidden to do so. Those who violate the rule predict serious problems in their personal lives. Despite the ban, several women in Tuva still sing...