Synopsis
Said to be a real life Russian version of Orange is the New Black, this documentary takes a poetic approach to lesbian relationships and moments of homosexuality that blossom in a women’s prison in Russia. The director offers her personal views on love among women inside the prison, a space full of oppression and prohibition, and the sense of intimacy they create. The private narrative of a woman who previously served her sentence in this prison and the hushed movement of the camera that carefully follows the life of the inmates resonate together beautifully.

Program Note
A woman who was released from a Russian women’s prison after 5 years of imprisonment talks about her experience on the other side of
 the prison wall covered with barbed-wires. The documentary follows her perspective, offering personal views on lesbian relationships. She
 elaborates on moments of homosexuality, and intimacy among women within a space of prohibition and oppression. The camera that infiltrated
 the women’s prison poetically captures women’s secret whispers, brushing touches, and eye contacts as they sing melancholic Russian songs.
 The private narrative of a woman and the hushed movement of the camera resonate together beautifully. [HONG So-in]