GARPASTUM

The film is set in 1914 in St. Petersburg, the capital of the collapsing Russian Empire. World War I has already begun. Four boys, great friends and football teammates; two of them, Andrey and Nikolay are brothers. Their mother has died, their father is terminally ill, and they live with their uncle in his apartment. Soon, all of their lives and their world will be shattered by the Revolution of 1917. But there is still some time left for them to cherish their dreams and indulge in their passion for garpastum (the Latin word for football).