🎬 Movie

Alexander, a former engineer from Moscow, now spends his days on the banks of the Volga, trying to catch a sturgeon. His neighbor Olga, a local teacher, thinks he's lost his mind. "Do you think the fish is waiting for you?" she asks, watching him sit with his rod for hours. The 2025 documentary comedy reveals the absurdity of searching for meaning in the most meaningless pursuit. The director follows the characters with a handheld camera, never interfering in their debates about life, luck, and legal catch sizes. The film transforms fishing into a philosophical dispute where the real trophy isn't the fish, but an understanding of why we do anything at all. The viewer witnesses a quiet war between urban rationality and rural fatalism, with the river as the final judge.