Synopsis
Sergey Astahov is a gay man converted by Church and state propaganda into an orthodox pro-Putin activist. This film is the most radical insight into today's Russia and its ideological clashes. 'We must not give away our children to foreigners and homosexuals,' says Sergej. A few months prior, he was openly gay. The documentary is comprised of clips placed by Astahov on his blog. We see him praising modern Moscow shopping malls, eulogising on the pleasures of gay porn and drawing up all manner of lists - from his favourite songs to his illnesses. He considers his homosexuality one of the latter. It gradually becomes clear, reading between the lines, that Astahov has been admitted to a psychiatric clinic to ‘cure’ him of this ‘disease’. A documentary that pointedly highlights the insurmountable, confusing ideological changes taking place in contemporary Russia.
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