The Pencil
Простой карандаш
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
- Genre: Drama
- Actors: Aleksandr Doronin, Alexandr Kolchevsky, Alina Khodzhevanova, Evgeny Startsev, Kirill Veselov, Nadezhda Gorelova, Olesya Ivantsova, Vladimir Mishukov
