Just Before
SATURDAY 10 JULY 2021
14:15 2h
Just Before
Category: Tallinn Black Nights Goes to Cannes
Directed by: Alisa Erokhina
Produced by: Denis Kovalevsky & Anna Shalashina (Salt Film Studio (Russia), WISH Media (Russia), Les Steppes Productions (France) with the support of the Russian Ministry of culture and KINOPRIME Foundation
Country of production: Russia, France
Original title: Накануне
Genre: Feature film
Language: Russian
Runtime: 90 min
Completed in: October 2021
15-year-old Max prepares to kill his father’s mistress Anna. The film shows the last days in the life of both characters. On the day of the tragedy, Max rings Anna’s doorbell with a gun clenched in his pocket. This is when their first and final conversation occurs and reveals the truth about both of them.