Svobodnoe Kino

The film almanac brings together 5 stories about young and energetic people who are not afraid to be free and to make mistakes. They live life to the fullest and think they’re ready to do anything for such a life. However, each of them, succumbing to their carelessness, once made the wrong choice. Unable to correct the mistakes of their youth, the characters’ lives become a consequence of those mistakes. They will have to understand how important it is to make choices consciously and take responsibility for the consequences.

A strict physics teacher tries to talk her teenage son out of dropping out of school and becoming a professional skateboarder. She makes a bet with him that if she competes in a major skateboarding competition, he will stay in school. Under the tutorship of one of her poorest pupils, she learns to skate, unaware that she's putting her career and reputation at stake.

The couple decides to jump off the bridge together with a safety harness.

Two thugs, after a terrible drinking binge, try to figure out who killed their brother — their third drinking buddy. The investigation hits a dead end when they find out that they’ve been locked in the apartment the whole time. From the inside.

In a large family, after a trip to the store, another child suddenly appears. He speaks an incomprehensible language and does not know where he came from. But in a family where there is love, this is not important. Gradually, from an undesirable burden, he turns into a beloved family member and returns peace and happiness to the main characters, Sena and Lida.

The musician, who has been drinking, is heading to the local shrine to make things right.

Teenager Nikita lost his hearing as a child, and his father, Dmitry, tries to help his son return to a normal life. However, their ideas of "normality" diverge. Dmitry wants Nikita to attend a mainstream school and restore his hearing with an implant. But the teenager refuses the operation and defends his right to a unique approach to learning and hobbies. A misunderstanding between father and son leads to conflict, which leads Nikita to run away from home. This story explores the importance of listening to each other, forgiving ourselves, and finding compromises in difficult situations.

Uzbek janitor Olim becomes unwitting witness to family dispute. He comes to defense of pregnant woman and thereby finds his own paradise.

A meeting on Tverskoy Boulevard becomes a test for lovers.