‘Waiting for a Miracle’ and ‘Where is Matryona?’ | RIGA IFF
RIGA IFF 2024
Tickets & Passes
Latviski / In English
Loading...
Loading...

‘Waiting for a Miracle’ and ‘Where is Matryona?’

‘Waiting for a Miracle’

A woman’s greatest joy is giving the gift of life to a new human being. Her deepest sorrow – the loss of a child. This very personal and touching film is not about death, it is about the beauty of life and how miraculous it is that we are alive.

Waiting for a miracle was never planned to be filmed. It was dictated by the unique unusual situation, and life was the main scriptwriter. The director hopes that her work can be therapy for people in similar situations.

‘Where is Matryona?’

Shelemishevo, a small village in the Ryazan Oblast. Two girls live together with their grandmother as they have lost their parents – the mother is dead, the father has a new family. One of the sisters is very sick, the other, Natasha, will turn 18 soon. She revisits her old diary and comments on the journaled stories with ease.

At first glance, Natasha’s life seems fun and carefree, but is it really? And what lies ahead of her?

‘Waiting for a Miracle’

A woman’s greatest joy is giving the gift of life to a new human being. Her deepest sorrow – the loss of a child. This very personal and touching film is not about death, it is about the beauty of life and how miraculous it is that we are alive.

Waiting for a miracle was never planned to be filmed. It was dictated by the unique unusual situation, and life was the main scriptwriter. The director hopes that her work can be therapy for people in similar situations.

‘Where is Matryona?’

Shelemishevo, a small village in the Ryazan Oblast. Two girls live together with their grandmother as they have lost their parents – the mother is dead, the father has a new family. One of the sisters is very sick, the other, Natasha, will turn 18 soon. She revisits her old diary and comments on the journaled stories with ease.

At first glance, Natasha’s life seems fun and carefree, but is it really? And what lies ahead of her?

In the screening: Meeting with filmmakers



Films