1965. The young poet Vasyl Stus cannot put up with the disenfranchised Ukrainians in the Soviet Union and challenges the totalitarian system. He talks about what millions are silent about. Despite the constant pressure and threats, Stus does not stop fighting even in exile.

September 1985. A collection of Stimpsestas records by Stus, written by him at a political prison camp, is being prepared in the West for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The KGB is excited about this fact and cannot allow such an award to elevate the Ukrainian cause to an unprecedented height. Therefore, a special KGB agent arrives at the Perm-36 camp, who has the task at all costs of seducing the poet with fanciful freedom in exchange for refusing to be nominated for a prize.

The commander of the assault group of the Donbass battalion Beshoot, who was wounded in the battle of Ilovaysk, remains miraculously alive in the occupied city. He is wanted by a Russian officer named Runkov, appointed commander of the Ilovay Region, for whom this war has turned into a personal tragedy, and he seeks revenge, not justice. But who actually trapped them?

The film is based on real events.

The story of the Ukrainian patriot Admiral Mykola Zhibarev. He became an example of honor and dignity for compatriots even during the collapse of the Soviet Union, when he headed the famous naval demarche, which led to the resolution of the Black Sea Fleet division. During the 2014 Crimean events, he and his younger son decided to remain serving Ukraine. Instead, his eldest son moved to the enemy's side: he left for Russia and began serving in the Russian Navy ...

This is a very dramatic story to choose from. The choice on which the fate of the individual and the whole country depends.

The story of motherhood and the challenges women face. Katya is a young single mother. She falls in love with the boy, but does not dare to tell him about his son. Relationships develop rapidly and it becomes more and more difficult to admit. She is faced with the choice between her personal life and her responsibility to the child.

The film is a part of the short film short film Ukrainian New Wave. Beautiful twenty years old.

The story of the fate of men and women imprisoned in the basement of the former Lugansk Regional State Administration immediately after the occupation of the region.

The five former prisoners will share their story with the viewer in the context of the country today, from the Revolution of Dignity to the occupation of Crimea and the eastern regions of Ukraine.

Take your time in the first or better elevator that stops at your floor. Wait for your passing. Sometimes it takes ten to wait twenty minutes. It happens - all life. The hero of the movie is more than happy. He waited three hours for twelve minutes.

If someone were to write a book, The World History of Smiles, it would be correct not to forget these two neighbors who live on different floors.

The film is part of the almanac of short films Door.