Almaz
Director Victor Asliuk
Countries Belarus
Duration 30 min
Synopsis
Still at Soviet times the family of Alexej Kliunia was moved from Belarus to an island in the middle of Ladoga Lake in Russia. Some decades have passed since then and Alexej Kliunia, by now an old man, is left alone on the island. His only friend is the horse named Almaz. Alexej wants to die first so that Almaz could cart his coffin to the cemetery.
Still at Soviet times the family of Alexej Kliunia was moved from Belarus to an island in the middle of Ladoga Lake in Russia. Some decades have passed since then and Alexej Kliunia, by now an old man, is left alone on the island. His only friend is the horse named Almaz. Alexej wants to die first so that Almaz could cart his coffin to the cemetery.