Depart from It

Mark, a Moscow architect, receives a letter from the father he hasn't seen in twenty years. Inside is a key to a derelict dacha in the Karelian wilderness and a single line: "Come, if you can forget who you are." Blueprints for skyscrapers are replaced by rotting floorboards, investor meetings by silent Old Believer neighbors. Each day in this godforsaken place strips away another layer of his metropolitan identity. What remains when the last one is gone? A cinematic meditation on whether one can escape oneself, and what 'returning' means when there's nowhere to return to. Features a minimalist score and long takes that pull you into the rhythm of the northern wilderness.