The Return

The Return is a fiction short film. The story is about Nikita, a student from Kharkiv region who lives in Kyiv with his boyfriend Serhiy. His relationship with religious mother is hideous due to her adverse treatment of son’s sexuality, which has led him to abandon his faith in God. Nikita quarrels with her on his birthday, because she sent him his cross pendant and asked son to return to “the right path”. The next day, on February 24th of 2022, the couple wakes up from explosions and news about the beginning of full-scale war with russia. Nikita realizes he can't reach his mother by phone anymore.