Coo-Coo

Dasha, a young biologist, prepares to defend her Ph.D. on the Baikal seal. Her Ph.D. advisor is skeptical about Dasha’s love for animals, and her mother only cares about the girl not missing night prayers. A story about a conflict between science and religion, love and suffering, between what Dasha wants and what others push her to do.

Director: Svetlana Belorussova

Cast: Anna Blinova, Olga Belinskaya, Natalya Iokhvidova, Natalya Soloveva

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