Mother

Sasha is a typical loser. He drinks, works as a security guard in a store, and his wife cuckolds him. One day, his dead mother appears to him and asks him to buy a plot of land from his hated neighbor, grandmother Nyura, who will soon die. Subsequently, Nyura really dies, but everything turns out to be not so simple.

Directed by Pavel Timofeev, Mother leans on a strong ensemble — Pavel Maykov, Tatyana Vladimirova, Igor Sharoyko — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 0.