On Christmas of 1990, a man returns to the village where his lover was laid to rest, but in a community determined to erase their love, his mourning becomes a quiet act of resistance.
I hate the lies that brought me here, the illusions I once trusted. I tried to change what was never real, and now I carry the burden of my own delusion.
Ten-year-old Zoya loves to cook, with the help of Mischka, her stuffed mouse, which speaks in her grandfather’s voice. Torn between her passion and the expectations of her mother, who coaches basketball, Zoya suddenly embarks on an adventure.
Rudi and Silvia, with their children Martín, Federico and Silvina, escape from the city to spend a few days in their country house. Rudi gets into arguments with the neighborhood landlord. Children wander around the area. Martín likes fire. Fede is scared. One day, the abandoned house in the background suffers an unexpected fire and a dead person appears: a homeless man suffocated by the smoke. The children did something. Something horrible. Now, we will have to see a way to return to the desired calm.
The BIX rock bar in Vilnius was designed by Saulius Urbonavičius-Samas, the frontman of the cult rock band BIX, which was formed in Šiauliai in 1987. The film also used archival footage of BIX concerts from the 1990s to illustrate the time period. This new story captures the free and playful essence of BIX’s rebellious spirit, which once led Samas and the band to West Berlin, where they shared a stage with Nirvana. Samas, a painter and karate fan, was followed and 're-educated' by the KGB and helped spark the punk movement that protested against Soviet restrictions. Along with teacher Grikis and friends, they recorded forbidden songs away from the authorities.
After consuming the BAMBINO, Dante finds himself trapped inside the Cosmic Elevator, which acts as a bridge between the known and the unknown. The Monarch seeks to reveal Dante's true nature to him, much to his disapproval.