Svetlana Tsvichenko

Set in a remote and bleak border post during the 1970s cold war between China and Russia, this is a study of boredom and a gradual thawing of relations between opposing guards which leads to a bizarre border incident.

Matthias Bleuel, expert en logistique de mode récemment divorcé, est amené à se rendre à Kemerovo, en Sibérie, pour promouvoir les employés locaux de son entreprise. Mais une fois sur place, il s'y déplaît, n'arrivant pas à s'adapter aux coutumes locales. Alors que tout semblait bon pour le ramener en Allemagne, il découvre par hasard, lors d'une attraction urbaine, le chant diphonique de Sayana, une chanteuse sibérienne. Commence alors le début d'une fascination amoureuse qui va amener Matthias à découvrir la culture chamane, et, par la même occasion, des sentiments qui vont profondément changer sa personnalité.

Petr is not only a successful writer but also is the owner of the agen- cy called Alibi — that creates alibis for the clients who need to hide their lies and failures. His second business is hidden, so he himself has a double life. But his attitude to lies changes when his own wife appears at the agency asking for an alibi. From this moment on, he will solve not only his client’s problems, but his own. Unfortu- nately, he’ll be able to help everyone but himself.