Eva Neymann : 2012
Dom s bashenkoy
An eight-year-old boy travels with his mother to visit his grandfather during wartime. The mother, who is lying on the floor in a crowded freight car, has typhus and her condition is getting worse. They are forced to abandon the train in a nameless town where she is placed on a stretcher and four men take her to hospital. In this war-torn setting, surrounded by adults preoccupied with their own survival, the boy must shoulder a man's responsibility, take care of his baggage and get a telegram sent to his grandfather, no matter what the cost. Through a child's eyes, we see a country in chaos, a society exhausted by the interminable war and persistent food shortages, grotesque figures on the verge of losing their humanity and families torn apart by the war. Placing his trust in strangers, he is soon aboard a train. The beautiful wintry landscapes glimpsed from the window reflect the steely ice in the souls of people fighting for their survival. Eva Neymann's emotionally charged and captivating feature won the East of the West Award at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2012.
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