Plot synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Varka lives in a shoemaker’s house, where she performs nanny duties and does housework. Varka's only desire is sleep.
A free adaptation of Chekhov's novel of the same name.

commentaries

"Un-sleepy": Animation at Vyborg's Window on Europe 2024, Nina SPUTNITSKAYA, Kinokultura, 2024

Selected in the following festivals or events :

- Award-winning animated films from post-Soviet Russian cinema, (kinoglaz.fr), 2025

- International Short Film Festival Short film Days, Moscow (Russia), 2024

- International Human Rights Film Festival, Moscow (Russia), 2024

- "Vyborg" Russian Film Festival ''A Window to Europe'', Vyborg (Russia), 2024

- International open air animation film festival "Insomnia", Kaluga (Russia), 2024

- Festival ''Cinema and literature'', Gatchina (Russia), 2024

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