Valeri Petrov

Original premiere in 2006 at the Toronto Film Festival. In a hospital a little girl with a broken collar bone meets a bedridden man who starts telling her a fantastical story which reflects his state of mind. As time goes by fiction and reality start to intertwine in this uplifting epic fantasy. (imdb)

A young actor with his backbone broken is being treated in a hospital. He befriends a 10-year-old boy, Leonid, from the adjoining room. In fact, the actor intends to use the kid to provide him with poison. He starts telling him a marvelous pirate tale. The child's attachment to his older friend, and his trustfulness and good heart make the Actor abandon his plan of suicide and restore his faith in life.

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