Feature Narrative Competition | Russia, Estonia, France | Russian | 105 min
The story of the film is based on memories of Natasha Merkulova's, the film director's, Siberian childhood, the village where she grew up, the people who surrounded her and the legends told in those places. Egor Korshunov (40) is a Siberian forest guard who works in a local environmental company, fighting fearlessly against poachers in taiga. Egor is a great family man, respected by his fellow villagers. He and his wife Natalia are expecting a second child. Unexpectedly, Egor finds out that he has terminal cancer and has only two months left to live. No traditional medicine or shamanic magic can save Egor. Finally, left with no other options, he decides to take the last desperate step. He attempts to completely change his identity in order to fool the oncoming death, just like Zhamba the drake, the hero of a legendary ancient Siberian epos, did.
Natasha Merkulova was born in 1979 in Orenburg (Russia). She graduated from the Irkutsk University and from the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors of Moscow. She used to work as a presenter on Irkutsk television. Her debut feature film Intimate Parts (2013) was critically acclaimed and gained over 30 awards and nominations at various Russian and international film festivals. Alexey Chupov was born in 1973 in Moscow, he graduated from the Moscow State University and studied Movie History at Wake Forest University in U.S. He started his career as a TV journalist. Together with his wife Natasha Merkulova he wrote the screenplay and directed the film Intimate Parts (2013).
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