A young artist, driven by her love for her husband, a political prisoner, travels to a remote Russian province to be with him. She takes up a teaching post at a local school, but her efforts are met with resistance from a 12-year-old boy, whose brother is a notorious gang leader in the area.
The Pencil
A Russian artist abandons her lavish lifestyle in Saint Petersburg to join her imprisoned husband in a rural province, taking a teaching job at a local school where she clashes with a rebellious 12-year-old student.