16 Mar 2022
Beyond Tragedies
Recalling his childhood and relationship with his mother, a film student tries to understand the origin of his love for cinema and tragedies.
Birch
A Real Life Fantasy...
The story begins in a Russian sauna where very buff naked cadets fan birch branches on each other to stimulate their circulation. The story is of a seduction of a Russian soldier that may or may not go well.
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