“When students cannot film the life of another, it means that they are absorbed in something, their own drama. As a rule, this is a relationship with parents, with mother. And here all the established metaphors about the holy name of mother play the role of a killer. Then I ask you to discard everything and tell about this story, even if it is very personal, even if it is only the world of your family for now. But you need to talk about your suffering, since it doesn’t allow you to move on: make a movie about it or write a book.” Marina Razbezhkina, from an interview with Gorky Contains obscene language.