Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury, Mannheim-Heidelberg 1995

During the filming of a crucifixion scene, the young Christ actor has a fatal accident. Called to account by the police, the director reflects on the loss of humane and cultural values in post-perestroika Russia. Boris Airapetyan sketches a state of consciousness between collective memories and personal visions by means of an unusual visual language and brilliantly arranged use of musical pieces from different eras.