Extravagant 80-year-old Elene writes books and lives together with her family in an apartment. Due to health issues, she can't leave the house – to make matters more stressful, she has to cope with the fact that her daughter's mother-in-law Miranda has moved in with the them. As a former Soviet bureaucrat, Miranda had one of Elene's books banned back in the day – now, suffering from Alzheimer's, she is reliant on her family for care. In Gogoberidze's chamber drama, a bitter-sweet rivalry flares up between the two women, as personal and political matters collide.
Extravagant 80-year-old Elene writes books and lives together with her family in an apartment. Due to health issues, she can't leave the house – to make matters more stressful, she has to cope with the fact that her daughter's mother-in-law Miranda has moved in with the them. As a former Soviet bureaucrat, Miranda had one of Elene's books banned back in the day – now, suffering from Alzheimer's, she is reliant on her family for care. In Gogoberidze's chamber drama, a bitter-sweet rivalry flares up between the two women, as personal and political matters collide.
