Another Year

Oxana Bychkova : 2014
Yeshche odin god

Igor and Zhenya are a young married couple who share passionate feelings for one another but whose social status stands between them. He drives a taxi, whilst she has a fashionable job as a graphic designer in a modern corporation. With Igor, an entire cross-section of old Russian society is portrayed: the haughty bourgeoisie, eternally dissatisfied oligarchs, and the working class, trying to scrape together every penny they can. In Zhenya, on the other hand, we see the new Russia, represented by young people following Western fashions, listening to American music, drinking expensive alcohol, and using drugs. These two worlds appear to be irreconcilable and gradually the differences, no matter how insignificant, become fatally important. The film tracks their relationship – and the way it gradually melts away against the will of the lovers – throughout a year. A subtle, moving portrait of an immature love that breaks down easily. Oxana Bychkova's feature premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2014.