The Pencil (SSSR)

Antonina, an artist from Saint Petersburg, follows her husband, a political prisoner, to the deep north province of Russia. As she starts teaching art in a local school, she finds herself opposed by a twelve-year-old boy, Misha, whose brother is a feared local gang leader.

• Director: Natalya Nazarova
• Cast: Nadezhda Gorelova, Vladimir Mishukov, Aleksandr Doronin, Alina Khodzhevanova, Olesya Ivantsova, Alexandr Kolchevsky, Kirill Veselov, Evgeny Startsev