66th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
31 OCTOBER → 9 NOVEMBER 2025
Special Programme: New Russian Cinema After Perestroika (1989-1999)

1991 105 35mm Color
The two main characters of the film are teenagers who are going to a party, secretly hoping they'll meet the woman of their life. This is where the film starts. It is the beginning of two love stories, one of which will predominate. Vadim and Marina are about to experience a very sensual relation that will lead to marriage. Sasha, on the other hand, will fall in love with a young Jewish girl, Masha, whose family is about to emigrate to Israel because of constant threatening phone-calls from anti-Semites. Sasha will set out to find the voice, the invisible force that is forcing his loved one to leave...