BEANPOLE

Leningrad, 1945. World War II is over; nonetheless, the atmosphere is far from being cheerful or hopeful. After the long exhausting siege, the city is devastated and the people are left in tatters, physically and mentally. Postwar Leningrad has become an endless graveyard, where survivors walk around like ghosts. Amongst the ruins, in a scenery of dust and death, two young women struggle to rebuild their lives. A powerful period drama, depicting the absolute ruination brought by war on the psyche of an entire nation as well as the iron will to start over amid the rumble.