Plot synopsis

The action takes place in a boarding school for the deaf-mute and the blind. Two young teachers, Alexei and Lika, in love with each other, would like to know if their students can experience a feeling of love. They decide to conduct an experiment on Sasha and Olya, without measuring all the risks of this experiment.

Commentaries and bibliography

Roman Balaian: Bright is the Night (Noch' svetla) (2004), David GILLESPIE, kinokultura.com, 2004

Selected in the following festivals or events :

- Festival du cinéma russophone de la CEI, Paris (France), 2011

- Nantes Russian Film Festival, Nantes (France), 2009

- "Spirit of Fire" International Debut Film Festival, Khanty Mansiysk (Russia), 2009

- Marseille Russian Film Festival in Toursky, Marseille (France), 2006

- Paris International Film Festival, Paris (France), 2005

- Festival ''Cinema and literature'', Gatchina (Russia), 2005

- Honfleur Russian Film Festival, Honfleur (France), 2004

- International Film Festival of the Commonwealth Countries "Moscow Premiere", Moscow (Russia), 2004

- Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF), Moscow (Russia), 2004

- Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2004

- "Vyborg" Russian Film Festival ''A Window to Europe'', Vyborg (Russia), 2004