Two old men won't leave a closed dining room—and somehow become immortal.
Two elderly men are sitting in a dining room and chatting about everything. They don't even notice how the dining room has already closed. And in the empty room they find peace and a little happiness.
Acting
Veteran performers build entire histories in glances.
Direction
Okopny lets silence do the screaming.
Director
Vitaly Okopny
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sea buckthorn (облепиха) carries heavy Soviet-era nostalgia—ubiquitous in communal dining rooms, now a symbol of vanished shared spaces.
The 17-minute runtime deliberately mirrors how time expands when you're truly seen by another person.
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