No Love No Death (2018): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2018, No Love No Death is a drama film directed by Gleb Ross, running about 20 minutes.

What it’s about. Accidentally, Alyona finds herself alone in her lover's country-house on Christmas Eve. All she can see from the window is a snow-covered desert, and a cat is the only living creature who is near. The heating is turned off, her mobile phone battery is low. Alyona tries to get out of the country-house, but the more external circumstances she overcomes the deeper she sinks into her inner hell. At the end of the day her desire to escape suddenly evolves into desire to die. There are three layers in the film: physical, symbolical and metaphysical. All Alyona's activity is a surface that hides her struggle with her inner demons, her existential solitude and her inability to cope with it. Trying to escape the swamp of unsolved issues Alyona sinks only deeper and deeper to reach the bottom, then push off and start her way to inner resurrection. The only thing we are never given enough is love. The only thing we never give enough is love.

Who’s in it. No Love No Death stars Natali Starynkevich as Alena, Kirill Safonov as Vitya, Andrey Rodionov as neighbour and Vladimir Golitsyn as Sergey.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch No Love No Death page.

If you liked it. Fans of No Love No Death tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.