Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Kyiv 1999 (Documentary Film Competition)

The film portrays the life of a village in post-soviet Russia with all its poverty and the devastating legacy of the Stalinist heritage, especially for human relations. The viewer is confronted with a experience of life which can almost be called post human. The jury found that the film was very well made, that it showed moments of very creative and courageous camera work.