The Pencil

2019· 92 min★ 6.5· Drama

Antonina, an artist from Saint Petersburg, follows her husband, a political prisoner, to the deep north province of Russia. As she starts teaching art in a local school, she finds herself opposed by a twelve-year-old boy, Misha, whose brother is a feared local gang leader.

Cast: Nadezhda Gorelova, Vladimir Mishukov, Aleksandr Doronin

Director: Natalya Nazarova