I was expecting good things from this film but was sorely disappointed. The director has set himself the task of fitting in as many cuts into the running time as possible - but it leaves the film a headache-inducing, confusing mess. Moreover, we change main characters midway and abandon all hope of coherence. I love experimental films - but when they are done with intelligence and with purpose. This had neither. It did however have an interesting gay character which is unusual for Russian films but then his boyfriend was a stereotypical whiner. Shame. If you are interested in new Russian films - you'd be better off checking out 'The Return' or 'Koktebel'', for instance.
