Ivan Bolotnikov

To Lay The Head

Father Herman serves at the Nikolskaya Church in Taganrog. He regularly visits refugee centers for those fleeing Ukraine, offering comfort and support. Pavel, who grew up in an orphanage, is one of the displaced people living there, hoping to start a new life in Taganrog. Father Herman believes his charges will eventually return home, while Pavel aims to build a new future.

Don’t Bury Me Without Ivan

Yakut Stepan Beresekov periodically falls into a lethargic sleep. Only a Russian, the son of a priest, Ivan Popov, can distinguish his condition from real death. But Popov is going on a long ethnographic expedition. Stepan decides to follow his savior so as not to be buried alive.

Velga

A love story with young protagonists, the action unfolding somewhere in the north of Russia. Exposition of nature plays an integral part in the dramatic development of events and the criminal plot of the finale.