ALEXANDRA

Chechen Republic, present day.
Russian troop positions. Aleksandra
Nikolaevna is a grand-mother who has
come to see her grandson, one of the
best officers in his unit. She will spend a
few days here, and will discover a new
world. In this male world there are no
women, no warmth or comfort.
Daily life is meagre, people are shy of
their feelings here. Or maybe there
simply isn’t time or energy for feelings.

Every day and every hour questions of life and death are decided here. And yet it is still a world populated by people.