Ukrainian Institute

After transferring from a city school, Tonia (Alina Cheban) befriends a group of young people, trying to find shelter from the people from her past and a place where she truly belongs. They spend time together, wandering the post-socialist suburbs of Kiev, having fun and getting into trouble. Soon, Tonia falls for Zhurik (Zachary Shadrin). When she also falls for Sania (Arthur Aliiev), she finds herself caught up in a secret and seductive love triangle. But Tonia’s painful past still haunts her, challenging this new friendship and romance. Can she find her own path or will she lose herself in this controversial new relationship?

Nina, 30, a Ukrainian language teacher who can't leave the city of Luhansk, occupied by separatists in Eastern Ukraine, is forced to undergo retraining courses for teaching Russian. Andrii, 17, is a student who was orphaned in the aftermath of the war. They cross paths when Nina witnesses Andrii being arrested by the police after hanging the Ukrainian flag from the roof of his school. Nina knows that because they live in a world of injustice and lies Andrii can stay in jail for a long time, and she risks her life to free him. As they gravitate towards each other, they try to remind people in the occupied territories that they deserve a future, too.

This a playful film bringing us back to childhood, where everything started. It portraits seven girls who have grown up and who now "rock". They won't be talking about success, but they are the ones who know the rules of the game, and who also know how to violate them correctly. The film is a collective portrait of seven outstanding women in modern Ukrainian culture: writer Sofia Adrukhovych, cultural journalist Vira Baldyniuk, conductor Oksana Lyniv, artist Alina Kleytman, theatre director Tamara Trunova, cultural manager Yulia Fediv and film director Iryna Tsilyk.