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Liina travels to the city only to find herself in a whole other world in this darkly comic and visually stunning contemporary drama.

A pastoral village that lies on a borderland. Its current residents speak about their dreams, and from these recollections emerge their own personal loss. Their dreams also overlap with those of the director, who has learned of his grandfather's unknown past.

On the eve of his tenth birthday, a lonely boy wishes upon a falling star - right before it crash lands in the forest nearby. With pulpy tales of aliens in his head and his trusty toy ray gun at his side, he excitedly wanders into the night to investigate.

The film explores Sokurov's cinematic world and life perspective through his personality and body of works. The world-renowned director also discusses the social meaning of cinema as well as the overreaching purpose of artists and art.

This is a shell episode for Eesti ehitab (2006). Please see that title for complete information.