Georgi POROTOV
Георгий ПОРОТОВ
Gueorgui POROTOV
Maksim YAKUBSON
Максим ЯКУБСОН
Maksim YAKOUBSON
Russia, 2024, 200mn 
documentary
Ne/Deesposobnye. Lyubov vo vremya chumy
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Не/Дееспособные. Любовь во время чумы

 

 Able / Unable. Love in the Time of Plague

 Capables / Incapables. L'Amour au temps de la peste

 
Directed by : Georgi POROTOV (Георгий ПОРОТОВ), Maksim YAKUBSON (Максим ЯКУБСОН)
Cinematography : Georgi POROTOV (Георгий ПОРОТОВ)
 

Plot synopsis
The main characters are residents of the House in nature, created by the Perspectives organization for people with special needs, and their guests, among whom are famous people. Writer Evgeniy Vodolazkin sees the ability for a different view of the world in “special” writers,     actress Elena Morozova finds dialogue through dance, artist Sergei Migitsko gives the opportunity to colleagues with disabilities and their assistants to play “A Feast During the Plague” on the stage of the Lensovet Theater. In the last chapter, a circus is born on stage, and two guys released from a boarding school decide to get married.
 

commentaries
 
"The film is about how contact between people of art and special people can change things around. Writer Yevgeny Vodolazkin, actress Elena Morozova, and People's Artist of Russia Sergey Migitsko brought new perspectives, colours and events into the children's lives with their participation. In the first three chapters we observe the interaction of these amazing people with the inhabitants of the House on the outside. And the basis for the fourth chapter is the story of the relationship between Yulia and Yura, the residents of the House. They met in a residential home for children with severe disabilities, communicated for many years, and last year they got married. The theme of the union of people with special needs gives us all an opportunity to understand more about love," says Maxim Yakubson.

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- International Film Festival of Russia and Near Abroad "Lendoc Film Festival", St Petersburg (Russia), 2024
- Festival of contemporary documentary films "OZA", Moscow (Russia), 2024