Anna JITOMIRSKAYA
Анна ЖИТОМИРСКАЯ
Anna JITOMIRSKAIA
Russia, 2011, 24mn 
documentary
Vnuki po perepiske
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Внуки по переписке

 

 Petits enfants par correspondance

 Vnuki po perepiske

 
Directed by : Anna JITOMIRSKAYA (Анна ЖИТОМИРСКАЯ)
Production : MGU
 

Plot synopsis
A retirement home is a place where everyone is afraid to be. No one thinks that one day he will have to live in such a state house, let alone die there. Partly because we think we don't deserve such a fate. Partly because people don't tend to think about old age at all until it comes. "Mail order grandchildren" is the name given to young people who write letters to retirement homes. And some of them not only write, but also collect money for the equipment of retirement homes and even make repairs there. Why are they doing it? What do they give to the elderly and, more importantly, what do they get? What is this strange connection between the generations?
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Open Film Festival for students and beginners, Moscow (Russia), 2011