Olga, who has been working as a waitress in a 24-hour bar for seven years, is seeking a love that would eventually lead to marriage. The first potential husband was sentenced to prison. She is waiting for him to return and is even ready to marry him inside the prison. As time goes by, she realizes that a marriage to a prisoner cannot be her dream. Life goes on – Olga finds a new love that is also distant and ambiguous. Yearning to run from solitude and to flee from reality forces her to go to her next loved one…
Festivals and Awards
Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropological Film Festival, Estonia (2010)
Tranzyt Documentary Film Festival, Poland (2010)
Eesti Filmi Päevad Film Festival, Estonia (2010)
Aliona Suržikova
She was born in 1982. In 2000-2004 she studied TV directing at Tallinn University. In 2006-2008 she continued studies at the St. Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television, and now makes non-fiction films.
Filmography
Generation 0 (2008)
Semyon Shkolnikov’s War and Peace (2008)
Once Upon a Time in Russia (2006)
Search of the Path (2004)
Director: Aliona Suržikova
Scriptwriter: Sergej Trofimov
Cinematography: Maksim Golomidov
Music: Aleksandr Žedeljov
Sound: Jevgenij Berezovskij, Tiina Andreas
Film Editing: Aliona Suržikova, Vladlen Pobjaržin, Maksim Golomidov
Producers: Katrin Kissa, Aliona Suržikova
Production: Homeless Bob Production
Estonia, 2009, 28 min.