House

The plot of the film is dedicated to the Cossack village of Arkhonskaya in North Ossetia, which celebrates 160 years since its foundation. The residents of the village tell their life stories, which intersect with the history of their native village. 1 part. Panorama of the ruins of houses. A girl is sitting among the ruins, making sketches. Children ride downhill, walk on the street: a girl pulls a sled with her younger sister, a boy rides a 3-wheeled bicycle. Panorama along one of the streets of the village to the bridge over the river. Winter landscape of the village. The horse is on the side of the road, the car is driving along the highway. Residents of the village walk down the street, a man rides a bicycle. A man walks along the road, carries a tree. Panorama of one of the houses. Decoration on the roof of the house in the form of two doves. Panorama from the roof to the woman at the door of the house. Men shovel snow in the yard with shovels, an elderly woman - Anna Leontyevna Kovaleva looks out the window, Anna Leontyevna's daughter with a broom in the yard, stroking a dog that clung to her feet. A panorama of the interior of one of the rooms in the house of Anna Leontyevna Kovaleva: a chandelier, an iconostasis with an icon lamp. Anna Leontievna sits in a room, talks (sinhr.) About her ancestors - Cossacks, who settled in the village of Arkhonskaya, about her father, who was shot in 1937, right in the village, about her life (sync. And off-screen.) war and after the war, about the husband and brothers who died during the Great Patriotic War. Anna Leontyevna's daughter, Olga, talks about her life (sync. and behind the scenes), Anna Leontyevna sits next to her with her great-grandson in her arms. Anna Leontyevna's granddaughter - Zhenya plays the harmonium (sinhr.), Her eldest son sits nearby, listening. Zhenya talks about her grandmother, about the role she plays in her life. General view of the local cemetery. A panorama of the graves, the crosses on the graves. Relatives at the cemetery. Consecration of Easter cakes and eggs: Easter cakes and eggs are placed on the tables in the cemetery for consecration; the priest consecrates them. Among those present at the cemetery and Anna Leontievna Kovaleva. All present are baptized. Relatives at the graves of their loved ones, put flowers. Behind the scenes, there is a radio message about the seizure of hostages by a bandit unit in Budenovsve. Anna Leontyevna sits on a bench, listening to a message. Daughter Olga with her grandchildren in the yard. One of the great-grandchildren walks in a walker. Close-up of Anna Leontievna. General view of a basket with corn cobs. A panorama from the basket to the hands of Anna Leontyevna, with which she husks the corn. Anna Leontievna sits in a room, talks about her life, says that the main thing is that there is no war (sinhr.). Anna Leontievna looks through the window into the courtyard. Panorama of flowering apple trees in the garden. 2 part. Fog spreads across the field, trees on a hill, a village (in the background). The tractor is working the land. Signpost next to the road "Arkhonskaya village 1838-1996". View of the village (a song sounds off-screen). The street of the village. View of the monument in memory of fellow villagers who died during the Great Patriotic War. Panorama of the houses of the villagers. A resident of the village, Zeynab Omarovna Abdullaeva, is sitting at a sewing machine (filmed through the window), working. Type of pillowcases with richillier on the pillows. Zeinab's children are in the room. The eldest daughter stands in front of the mirror, puts shadows on her eyelids, the other girls are engaged with the baby on the couch. One of the younger girls is playing with a doll. Behind the scenes on the radio, they broadcast a message about the actions of bandit formations on the territory of Chechnya and Dagestan. Zeinab Abdullayeva expresses her negative attitude towards the actions of terrorists, says that people used to live amicably, regardless of nationality and religion (sinhr.). Zeinab says that he has been living among the Russian people for a long time, and they never imposed her on their faith (sinhr.). Zeinab talks about his family, about children, about grandchildren, shakes a child in his arms, hums something to him (sinhr.). Women work in the field. A group of men are standing in the field by the cart. Seeders drive through the field, women manually loosen the soil. Maksud Abdullaev talks about leaving Dagestan in search of work (per frame). Maksud works in metal in his workshop. A view of the metal patterns on the facade and on the roof of one of the houses made by Maksud. Great-nephews of Maksud in the workshop, get skills in metalwork. Maksud works at a grinding machine, talks with a man. Zeinab and Maksudd are sitting at home, talking about themselves (sinhr.). The last messages about the hostage-taking in Budenovsk are being broadcast on the radio set at the window. The Koran lies on the floor on a pillow, the prayer of Zeynab sounds, who prays on her knees. Granddaughter Zeynab Radmila talks about her grandparents (per frame). Zeinab says that her dream is for the children to live well (per frame). Maqsood says she wishes a good life for her children so that they all get an education. The granddaughter of Anna Leontyevna, Zhenya, talks about how important his roots are for a person. The photographs of the group portraits of the Cossacks and the photographs of the villagers are old. Panorama of the girls who are sitting and singing an old Cossack song (sync. And for the frame.).

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V. Kachurin, I. Kusov, G. Darchiev, F. Besaeva