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201963 minGdocumentary

Krivoluchye

201963 minGdocumentary

Two friends return to their small city after almost a year apart, questioning whether to leave or stay in a place that feels both real and imagined.

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Two friends return to their small city after almost a year apart, questioning whether to leave or stay in a place that feels both real and imagined.

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Masha Chernayadirector

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Andrei and Oksana return to Krivoluchye, a district in Tula, after nearly a year apart. He lives in St. Petersburg, while she is in Paris. Their reunion unfolds in a small city filled with diverse individuals, each grappling with their reasons for leaving or staying. As the boundaries blur between reality and imagination, the characters navigate their lives, questioning their choices against a backdrop of an underground podcast and local gangs on scooters.

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