Ku-Ku

Dasha, a young biologist, prepares to defend her Ph.D. on the Baikal seal. Her Ph.D. advisor is skeptical about Dasha’s love for animals, and her mother only cares about the girl not missing night prayers. A story about a conflict between science and religion, love and suffering, between what Dasha wants and what others push her to do.

Best Short Film Finalist
Director:
Svetlana Belorussova
Assistant Director:
Natalia Ashurovskaya
Year:
2021
Country:
Russia
Genre:
Drama
Length:
19'
Producer:
Andrei Golovnev
Photography:
Dmitry Nagovsky
Sound:
Alina Ushakova
Music:
Natalia Salmina
Cast:
Anna Blinova, Ol'ga Belinskaya, Natalia Iokhvidova