Dying for marriage
Directed by Marat Tuktarov, Evgeniia Pushkareva
Russia · 2026 · 14 min 29 sec · Comedy
Submitted to RTV International Film Festival 2026Synopsis
Katya gets trapped in a time loop where she repeatedly wakes up in an apartment with her lover and dies without ever seeing him leave his wife
About the film
Katya finds herself trapped in a time loop, reliving a series of tragic events linked to her relationship with Volodya and his former family. Each time she wakes up, she is confronted with the same news: Volodya is getting a divorce and plans to travel to Egypt with his ex-wife and children. Despite her attempts to alter the course of events and express her feelings, Katya invariably fails and meets her death in various scenarios. Eventually, she realizes she simply needs to leave Volodya and start a new life, thereby breaking the time loop for herself. In the film's finale, however, it is Volodya who becomes trapped in the loop
Director(s)
Marat Tuktarov: Born November 12, 1987, in Moscow. He graduated from the Faculty of Foreign Languages (English and Portuguese), GITIS (Directing and Acting Department), and the Mitta School (Screenwriting). Evgenia Pushkareva was born in Tashkent in 1984. In 2005, she graduated from the Ostrovsky Theatre and Art University in Tashkent, specializing in theatre and film directing under the mentorship of Sh.S. Abbasov. In 2022, she completed a producing course at the Andreasyan film company. She is set to complete a screenwriting course at the "Cinema Without Borders" Film School in 2026.
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