The Smell of the Field

Kolya is 8 years old He lives in a troubled family exhausted by his daily routine his mother abuses alcohol and is prone to nervous breakdowns stepfather allows himself domestic violence In addition to Kolyas family he has a friend Misha and their common hiding place a field where you can hang out and lie in the fragrant grass dream of another life and make wishes while planes land nearby Kolyas main dream is that his mother would stop drinking