In 1991, the disintegration of Soviet Union was parting many countries that had been brought together by communism. Twenty years later, what has become of the fifteen Republics that were making USSR? Which new things have occurred, out of this world that does not exist anymore? A group of young directors coming from those countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Moldavia, Uzbekistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine) have taken part in an international project, to draw the picture of their generation, filming their family, friends, relationships, and jobs. It is a social, cultural, emotional and political description, which depicts experiences, world visions, and realities lived by dozens of millions of men and women, coming from poorly known countries. How are generations from former soviet world and new ones facing each other? How are changes affecting the lives and minds of young people? How are these societies fitting with the world global village? Directors and authors from all these countries offer their vision, subtle and sensitive.

A swim, by Salomé Jashi (Georgia) 12’51”

The place, by Chinguiz Narynov (Kirghizstan) 13’05″”

Sasha and his walls, by Georgy Agadjanean (Moldavia) 13’43″”

An expert, by Giedré Beinoriuté (Lithuania) 13’50″”

Monstration by Sveta Strelnikova (Russia) 13’15″”

Killer, by Liina Paakspuu (Estonia) 12’40″”

Hushbadt, what brings happiness, by Iskandar Usmonov (Tadjikistan) 13’33″”

The corn, by Alakbar Aliyev (Azerbaidjan) 13’49″”

A fight for art, by Andrey Afrin (Uzbekistan) 13’35″”

Polina, by Roman Bondarchuk (Ukraine) 13’31″”

Fight for, by Andrei Kutsila (Belarus) 14’03″”

Microbe, by Dzinbtars Dreibergs (Latvia) 13’58″”

Kings for sale, by Arman Yeritsyan (Armenia) 12’47″”

To Aida, by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov (Kazakhstan) 13’08″”

Homeland, by Edwin Tromellen (Turkmenistan) 13’23″”


Aired on Arte on an evening special on May 19th, 2012

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