Tagline:

Belarusian IT-guy Jan receives a call from the KGB and tries to flee. He confronts creepy neighbours, moldy cheese, and even his own family. If he stays — he loses his freedom. If he leaves — he loses everything else.

Synopsis:

One day, Ian (34), a programmer, is summoned by the KGB for questioning about his donations to protests, while his wife, Kira (31), samples cheeses at the store owned by their creepy neighbors, Lipa and her son Arthur. From that day, everything starts to unravel. Ian decides to dodge the interrogation and flee the country with his family. Kira doesn’t support his plan: despite having suffered for participating in protests herself, she doesn't want to abandon their settled life. Ian is plagued by alarming calls and messages, a black minivan seems to follow him everywhere, and the neighbors act increasingly weird. Kira also changes — obsessively eating cheeses, manipulating their daughter, and gaslighting Ian. Ian tries to fix the situation as best he can, but eventually loses control and spirals into paranoia. Driven and confused — by either horrific visions or his own mind — he decides they must leave immediately, but Kira tears up his passport. Ian gradually loses everything: his wife, daughter, and sanity. With nothing left to lose, he furiously sets the neighbors' store on fire and waits alone for the end.

Project representatives:

Vera Filenko (creative producer/director/scriptwriter)