Arriving on an excursion to St. Petersburg, classmates Dana and Lyova witness the theft of the famous "Chizhik-Pyzhik". According to legend, if you make a wish and get a coin on the pedestal of the monument without dropping it into the water, it will surely come true. But "Chizhik" is gone. Does this mean that the guys will never be able to realize their dreams and Lyova's parents will still get divorced, and Dana will not become a famous blogger? Courageous schoolchildren rush in search of kidnappers, hiding from teachers, parents urgently summoned from Yekaterinburg, policemen and even from themselves.... "Peter the Great".
Direction
Suni balances absurdity with genuine emotional gravity.
Cinematography
Petersburg becomes a character—misty, monumental, mischievous.
Director
Elina Suni
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Chizhik-Pyzhik monument in St. Petersburg is famously tiny—only 11cm tall, making it one of the most stolen/recast statues in Russia. The film weaponizes this genuine local legend.
Suni specifically cast non-professional kids from Yekaterinburg to mirror her protagonists' fish-out-of-water energy; their genuine awe at Petersburg locations was captured in real-time.
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