Mikhail PAVLOV
Михаил ПАВЛОВ
Mikhaïl PAVLOV
Russia, 2015, 56mn 
documentary
The Grigoryev
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Григорьевы

 

 Les Grigoryev

 Grigorievy

 
Directed by : Mikhail PAVLOV (Михаил ПАВЛОВ)
Writing credits : Mikhail PAVLOV (Михаил ПАВЛОВ)
Cinematography : Dmitry ELANCHUK (Дмитрий ЕЛАНЧУК)
Music : Marina MAKAROVA (Марина МАКАРОВА)
Produced by : Vladimir ELANCHUK (Владимир ЕЛАНЧУК)
 

Plot synopsis
“Single man wants to get to know…” This phrase, strange at first glance, appears more and more often in matrimonial ads in newspapers and magazines. On online dating sites, no one is surprised to see photos of men, sometimes handsome and young, with babies in their arms. Unbelievable but true: as psychologists say, today’s women have lost the most important natural instinct, that of motherhood. So single fathers raise children. And they no longer have time for their private life. How to find a new wife, a new mother for their child? And in general, how to organize this new life? It is especially difficult for fathers who find themselves alone after a tragedy. This is what happened to the Grigorev family. The city of Kursk tells itself the story over and over again: Igor is the only father of a large family and the only father without a partner. After the death of his wife Marina, Igor Grigorev was left alone with ten children...
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- "Vyborg" Russian Film Festival ''A Window to Europe'', Vyborg (Russia), 2016