Mikhail Shiryaev

Devrimci militan, suça meyilli huzursuz yeraltı yazarı, Manhattan’da bir milyarderin şoförü, Rus milliyetçisi, neo-punk kışkırtıcı Limonov… Aynı zamanda şair, güzel kadınlara vurgun savaş çığırtkanı, politik aktivist ve kendi kendini övdüğü kitaplar yazan romancı Limonov… 2020’de hayatını kaybeden Eduard Limonov’un hayat hikâyesi 20. Yüzyılın ikinci yarısında Rusya’dan Amerika’ya oradan da Avrupa’ya uzanan çalkantılı bir yolculuk.

By the age of twenty, Eduard Streltsov has everything one can dream of: talent, fame and love. He is the rising star of Soviet football. The whole country, with bated breath, expects victory from the national team at the upcoming World Cup where Streltsov is to face the great Brazilian football player Pelé. However, two days before the departure of the team, the sportsman’s enemies manage to destroy his career. When the door to big sport seems to be closed for good, Streltsov has to re-enter the field and prove that he is a true champion who is worth everybody’s love.

Minsk, August 2020. Pasha and Yulia, a young married couple, leave the house at night and find themselves in the midst of peaceful protests. Everyday walk turns into a real hell, in which innocent people are victims of police brutality.