Plot synopsis

Kishinev, 1997. Oleg Kretsul, European judo champion, has just returned from the first Olympic Games. He takes the wheel and has an accident. His young wife dies, Oleg survives, but remains blind. . His childhood friend Vitaly will help him give meaning to his life. He learns about friendship, perseverance and human love. In fact his main victory is to have found a friend.

commentaries

Александра Лихачева : 'Люди должны прикасаться друг к другу, сталкиваться друг с другом' [Interview de la réalisatrice Aleksandra Likhatcheva, à propos de son film Kretsul], Ная ГУСЕВА, Interview, kinoart.ru, 2023

Лучшие фильмы за 2023 год [Meilleurs films du Monde de 2023 selon Film.ru], film.ru, 2023

Selected in the following festivals or events :

- Transilvania International Film Festival : TIFF, Cluj Napoca (Romania), 2024

- "Zolotoy orel" Award Longlist, Moscow (Russia), 2024

- Film Festival Shukshin, Barnaul (Russia), 2024

- International Film Festival Zerkalo. Tarkovsky's Philosophy, Ivanovo (Russia), 2024

- International Festival of Young Cinema VOICES, Vologda and Cherepovets (Russia), 2024

- Young Russian Cinema Festival NEW MOVEMENT, Veliky Novgorod (Russia), 2024

- KARO.Art International Festival of Cinéma d'auteur, Different cities (Russia), 2023

- Короче. Фестиваль короткометражного и дебютного кино, Kaliningrad (Russia), 2023

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