The Pencil

Year: 2019

Actors: Vladimir Mishukov, Nadezhda Gorelova, Kirill Veselov, Alina Khodzhevanova

Duration: 92 min

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.—Natalya Nazarova

Genre: Drama