28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

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In the Dark
In the Dark
In the Dark

In the Dark

director: Sergey Dvortsevoy
original title: V temnote
country: Russia, Finland
year: 2004
running time: 40 min.

synopsis

A blind octogenarian lives with his headstrong white cat in a small apartment on the outskirts of Moscow. In an effort to be helpful to others, he weaves shopping bags out of string, which he then distributes to people on the street in order to make new acquaintances and get out of his isolation. In the ephemeral world of interchangeable plastic products, there is no interest in his distinctive products, reminiscent of the time long past. A testimony about the clash of modern and traditional Russia leaves us with the question: is it in fact the old man who is blind and lonely, or those who ignore his kind gesture?

more about film

director: Sergey Dvortsevoy
producer: Sergey Dvortsevoy, Kaarle Aho, Jane Balfour
Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Creative Europe Media
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms