This is a true story of a woman as old as a century. Every day for 17 years, at the same time, at the same station, an elderly lady with a hump and a cart boards the same train. She leaves the train at a far away station and starts her journey through the woods. Something unusually mysterious is depicted in her image. As we follow this old woman through the icy streets, her story and that of Russia’s unfolds. Striking archival materials from 20th century Russia are accompanied by simple, yet lyrical images of contemporary Russia and our heroine as she goes about her day. And as her poignant routine is revealed, a hundred years of Russian history unfolds through her personal retelling.Read More »