Elizaveta Strunina

In 1941, Vera Treshnikova was the only doctor left in the city. Her hospital was under 24-hour surveillance by the Gestapo. In order to continue performing her medical duty, Vera pretended to collaborate with the fascists. The townspeople condemned her, but did not know that the girl was hiding a partisan movement center in the hospital.

After 20 years, Semyon has a family and his own business in Moscow. Returning to his hometown to visit his parents, he accidentally runs into Maya Rodina, Lena's daughter, who lives in an abandoned house and earns a living by singing songs on electric trains. Semyon wants to help Maya and take her with him to Moscow, but faces the resistance of his friend Eduard.

Vanya is an 18-year-old graduate of an orphanage. By the time he reaches adulthood, his voice has not broken, it remains childish. With this difficult quality, he will have to go through socialization in society, overcome a conflict with his new family and meet his first love. Vanya faces a choice: change his voice or recognize his unique natural gift.

Five dreams against the walls of a never-sleeping city. The film is a mosaic about the sleepers and the awakened. What kind of Muscovites are they? Thinking, contemplating, doubting, loving and dreaming? What they see when they close their eyes is more important than what they see when they open them.

The story of a dispute between two friends, screenwriter Guerra Tonino and director Federico Fellini, about creating the shortest script, 10 seconds long, based on real events.