《九九影院香蜜沉沉烬如霜》入围华沙电影节前两部竞赛。Thefilmtakestheviewerbacktothepreviouscentury.Itstopic,raisedforthefirsttimeinfeaturefilms,opensoneofthemostshamefulandterrifyingpagesinthehistoryoftheUSSR:theso-called"punitivepsychiatry"usedbytheKGBinthefightagainstpoliticalandreligiousdissidents.Thefilm’sprotagonistisayoungmanwhowantstofeelfreeinhiscountry–freetolistentorockmusicorwearlonghair.However,hislongingforfreedomcomesupagainstthecrueltyofthesysteminacountrywheretheKGBusesthemostshamefulmethodstocontrolpeoplelikehim.UkrainiandirectorDenysTarasov’sdebutfilm.