Yuliya Aug
The Little Comrade
It is 1950 in the Soviet Estonia and the Stalinist terror machine works at full steam – 6-year-old Leelo’s school principal mother is arrested before her very eyes. “If you’re a good kid, I’ll be back soon,” are her mother’s last words as she is taken away at gunpoint. So Leelo is on her very best behaviour, but yet her mother does not return. A fear creeps into the child’s soul that it is her fault her mother was taken. The confusion only grows as “good” and “bad” no longer seem to hold any meaning in these troubled times.
Sovekupé nr 6
Laura studerer arkeologi i Moskva og bestemmer seg for å dra til Murmansk for endelig å se de unike helleristningene hun har vært besatt av så lenge. Hun kysser kjæresten farvel og hopper på toget. I togkupéen møter hun en forfengelig vodkadrikkende russer. Ikke akkurat kjærlighet ved første blikk, men som skapt for et prøvende og uventet vennskap.
The Little Comrade
It is 1950 in the Soviet Estonia and the Stalinist terror machine works at full steam – 6-year-old Leelo’s school principal mother is arrested before her very eyes. “If you’re a good kid, I’ll be back soon,” are her mother’s last words as she is taken away at gunpoint. So Leelo is on her very best behaviour, but yet her mother does not return. A fear creeps into the child’s soul that it is her fault her mother was taken. The confusion only grows as “good” and “bad” no longer seem to hold any meaning in these troubled times. Why is the Estonian flag suddenly forbidden? Who is the people’s enemy and why is the scary NKVD lurking around their home? Is it an honour or a shame to be a pioneer? In this odd two-faced world, Leelo tries her best to be good, but is instead embroiled in one scrape after another and becomes ever more confused as to what it even means to be a good kid.
Disippelen
Egenrådige og dypt frustrerte Benjamin snur opp ned på skolen sin med sine utrettelige spørsmål. Hvorfor skal jenter få bruke bikini i svømmetimen? Hvorfor skal sexualundervisning ha en plass i skolen? "Det er imot min religion", hevder unge Beniamin når moren spør hvorfor han skulker svømmetimene på skolen. Det som først virker som et pubertalt påfunn, skal vise seg å være starten på et gravalvorlig korstog.