Thirteen and a half minutes. That is exactly how long a young man must wait with a stranger he just hit with his car until the rescue team arrives. An unusual love story and delicately staged snapshot.

The film will be presented within the frame of SHORT FILMS: FRIENDS & STRANGERS together with the following productions:

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POL 2013 | 25 min.
Language: Polish w. Engl. ST
Director: Aleksandra Gorecka.
The often quoted midlife crisis, triggered by the monotony of everyday life, hits many people in their forties. A delightful portrayal of normality and the alternatives to it between family, friendship, job and sex.
 
Under the Sea
RUS 2014 | 23 min.
Language: Russian w. Engl. ST
Director: Nikita Ordynskiy.
A young poet, lying injured on the railway tracks, is found by a deaf-mute girl and taken into her secluded fairytale world. A warm, lovingly told story about art and perception.

Games
(Gry)
POL 2013 | 28 min.
Language: Polish w. Engl. ST
Director: Maciej Marczewski.
The elevator is stuck, a man and a woman are trapped inside. They make up stories to pass the time, but end up playing mind games, setting free strong emotions in a confined space.
 
The Wires
(Provoda)
RUS 2013 | 6 min.
Language: Russian w. Engl. ST
Director: Tatiana Moshkova.
The word “sorry” gets lost in the phone lines, without ever arriving anywhere. The message: Often, it is a little word that can change our lives for the better.