在1890年之前,作家契科夫(尼古拉斯·吉劳德 Nicolas Giraud 饰)创作的多为富有喜剧和讽刺色彩的轻松作品,他的作品因为诙谐幽默又浅显易懂,深受民众的喜爱,俄国科学院为了表彰他给世界带来的精神财富,将“普希金奖”颁发给了契科夫。 1890年,契科夫孤身一人跨越了千山万水,来到了库页岛,这里曾经是政治犯的流放地。库页岛上宛如人间地狱一般的景象深深的撼动了契科夫的内心,他开始意识到,在自己熟悉的世界之外,还有这么多人生活在苦难和贫穷之中。从此,契科夫一改文风,以库页岛之行作为素材,开始撰写揭露沙俄专制制度的作品。
Ona and Saule are best friends and passionate cooks who are stuck working at "Tasty", a local canteen. Ona is a single mother and Saulė is an enthusiastic girl from the countryside. One day, Saulė enrols them in a national TV cooking competition, which offers a restaurant as the grand prize. Without Ona's consent, she lies about their culinary experience. Reluctantly, Ona gives in to Saulė’s lies and they both manage to enter the competition. Despite being viewed as a joke, their popularity skyrockets on social media. As Ona becomes the audience’s favourite, tension between the friends escalates as it’s fuelled by the show's manipulative celebrity contestant, Bruknė. Ona even starts dating a French jury member, adding to the friction. Will their friendship survive the intense pressure of the competition?
Saad, a young Moroccan illegal immigrant, is planning a perilous journey to Canada with Reza, his Iranian lover. In Montreal, Saad is called upon to save his beloved from certain deportation to Iran, where inevitable punishment awaits.
Ona and Saule are best friends and passionate cooks who are stuck working at "Tasty", a local canteen. Ona is a single mother and Saulė is an enthusiastic girl from the countryside. One day, Saulė enrols them in a national TV cooking competition, which offers a restaurant as the grand prize. Without Ona's consent, she lies about their culinary experience. Reluctantly, Ona give...