Description
Synopsis:
The underground universe of the Moscow subway turns into a refuge, a purgatory, a hell, or an alien space. A cold white-gray winter morning in Moscow, and a crowd of similarly white-gray people wanders to a luminous yellow spot under a bright red letter “M”. People disappear in this spot, as if devoured by an ancient furious deity. And then a man with a black eye drags a Christmas tree into the subway. Faces illuminated by mobile phone screens descend into the mine. People on the train drink champagne, swear, watch a president’s speech on the phone, because the access to Internet is free and fast. A talkative and grumpy Santa Claus appears. A year has passed and a new one is about to begin.
About the director:
Ruslan Fedotov. Born in Belarus, and began his career as cinematographer. Graduated from the Academy of Arts and moved to Moscow, where he graduated from the Moscow School of New Cinema in 2015. His first movie, Salamanca, premiered at the IDFA (Mid-Length competition) in 2015. His second movie, Songs for Kit was selected by the IDFA (Mid-Length competition) in 2017. In addition to these films, he has worked as cinematographer for many documentary movies that have screened at festivals such as Vision du Réel, Hot Docs, etc.