Svetlana Kuchmaeva

The Presumption of Guilt

A group of young people take part in a unique AI experiment in an attempt to create an absolutely impartial court of law. However, the experiment soon turns into an uncontrollable trial of the participants, revealing their true selves and the secrets they desperately try to hide.

Dead Swallows

Sasha, a singer at a musical theatre, persuades his friend Kulik to take him to a remote sacred place for fishing. Soon they find out that wood spirits live here. Kulik warns Sasha to ask them of nothing and not to fool the evil spirit, but he breaks the taboo — and now the spirits demand blood payment. Kulik faces a difficult choice: to leave Sasha in the forest and escape, or pull him out and pay with his life.

Salvation

Catholic nun travels to another country and make spirit revolution.

Last Summer

A young man joins a heist group that has previously robbed him.

Sakura Jam

A young Russian businessman is tired of the unprofessional behavior of his employees so he decides to invite a general manager from Japan in order to improve the situation in the firm.

Heart’s Boomerang

Kostya is 23. He is an underground railway driver’s assistant. One day the doctor says that Kostya has the heart disease: he can die any moment… Kostya decides not to tell anybody about his disease. He tries to live the same way as he lived before his illness was diagnosed. But he keeps thinking about the meaning of life.

Open Air

Три молодых героя волею обстоятельств оказываются заброшенными в тайге без средств к существованию, а главное – без "винта" – наркотика, без которого они не мыслят своей жизни. И этот вынужденный переход через тайгу превращается для каждого из них в преодоление страшной силы "винта", преодоление ненависти к жизни, своего прошлого, себя... Только одному из героев удается выйти из этого испытания. Тайга отняла у него самое ценное – друзей и веру в отца, но подарила нечто другое – новую жизнь. Без винта.