Short film

Hands
2020 · 22 min
A quiet, grim domestic story that turns strange and quietly triumphant as a woman's body answers violence with magic.
- Directed by
- Katerina Skakun
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Evgeniya Borzikh, Vladimir Danay, Ostap Rimmen
- Overview
- After a seamstress’ husband breaks her arm as a result of a disagreement, the mother of two’s life becomes increasingly more difficult. However, through the power of magic, she unexpectedly resists and grows a second pair of arms the next time he tries to be violent. Her husband then finally learns that she is more than capable of taking matters into her own hands.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Survival, violence, family, identity
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Katerina Skakun
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Evgeniya Borzikh, Vladimir Danay, Ostap Rimmen


