Gold Productions

A 20-year-old boy, whose name is Elia, decides to show his true self for the first time. The preparation turns into an actual rite of initiation, which leads him to show the new version of himself in front of everyone and make a performance, which is unfortunately misunderstood. His room becomes a shelter, a safe place where he can wait for the return into society.

A screen adaptation of the famous work of N. Gogol with creative processing of the original text in the style of Ukrainization. The film shows the flavor of the Cossack era, reveals the psychological traits of the Cossacks. A budgetary answer to Bortko's film.