Pavel Sedov

Sixteen-year-old Eva, who suffers from a genetic condition, wants to go abroad through an inclusive program, but her father is unwilling to let her go. Consequently, Eva decides to forge a pregnancy certificate in order to gain full legal capacity before reaching the age of majority. She sets off into the woods with her older sister and her friends to arrange the certificate with a doctor friend—unaware that this journey is about to turn into a terrifying nightmare.

Zhu is Chinese. She recently came to Russia to learn Russian and gain admission to a university. Every day, she attends language courses for foreigners. She spends most of her time alone. Out of boredom and a longing to ease her melancholy, Zhu decides to go on a date with a stranger.

Soviet Union. 1950s. Winter. An escaped prisoner finds a house in the woods where food magically appears every evening.