The read
It runs a compact 41m.
Synopsis
For generations, the Salamanca community of Mennonites has been living in the same modest and rigidly organized way. Modern-day scenes are accompanied by a voice-over narrating a man’s recollections of his youth. “As soon as I close my eyes,” he explains, “I go back to the past, to the moment when I made the choice that shaped my entire life.” Speaking in the Plautdietsch language, he talks calmly of the strong curiosity he felt as a young boy about the world beyond Salamanca and the Mennonite faith – a curiosity for which he paid dearly.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Sasha KulakDirector
- Ruslan FedotovDirector
- Olga PolevikovaScreenplay