Zelig Cinematografica

"18 cigarrillos y medio" (18 Cigarettes and a half) happens during a day, time that Ezequiel takes to smoke a box of cigarettes. Almost 22 years old, neither Ezequiel or his friends are having a good time. Ezequiel knows there is no way to solve his problems, at least not an easy way to solve them, but he keeps trying to find out what he reallly wants, regardless the circumstances.

Being afraid of losing connection with his hometown, Kyrylo visits Odesa once again. He tries to find out what does “home” mean to him and talks to Olha and Mykyta, who are not only Odesa natives but also his mother and his childhood friend. How was life in Odesa just five days before the war started?

Nao earns her money as a cam girl on the internet. For her, the activity is not just a job, but an outlet to express oneself artfully and self-determinedly. Nao stages, performs and reflects on her own body and is constantly discovering new sides of herself.

Domenico, an old shepherd, spends his days with his sheep in high altitude, without electricity or water. Nisida, a 90-year-old widow, moved by her faith, decides to undertake a pilgrimage to the Hermitage of San Bartolomeo. Nicola, a retired fisherman, lives with a white cat in the ruins of his village. Three solitary figures, in the land of Abruzzo, resilient to time and carrying on the old ways, who tune into the “pace of the water.” A contemplative and atmospheric homage to the ancient peasant tradition, as well as a farewell nod to a vanishing way of life.