There Once Lived A Mother Who Loved Her Children, Until They Moved Back In

Here are attempts at human connection, both depraved and sublime, and the grinding struggle to survive against the crushing realities of the Soviet system: in 'Among Friends', a doting mother commits an atrocious act against her beloved son in an attempt to secure his future; 'The Time: Night' examines the suicide of the great Russian poetess Anna Andreevna with heartbreaking clarity; while in 'Chocolates with Liqueur' the struggle for ownership of an apartment between a nurse and a madman turns murderous.