Zoology Page #3

Synopsis: Middle-aged zoo worker Natasha still lives with her mother in a small coastal town. As she struggles for independence, she has to endure the absurd reality of her life filled with gossip spread by the women around her. She is stuck and it seems that life has no surprises for her until one day... she grows a tail. Embarrassed at first, Natasha decides to go further with the transformation and use it as an opportunity to redefine herself as a person and as a woman. With the new "accessory" she gets access to the life that she has never experienced before - she starts a relationship with a man, who finds her attractive, she goes out and allows herself to be foolish for the first time in her life. But her second puberty eventually comes to an end and Natasha has to make a choice between reality and illusion.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Ivan I. Tverdovskiy
  9 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
NOT RATED
Year:
2016
91 min
110 Views


Thanks. Come on in now.

I just got here.

I'm the last one in the line.

Come on in. It's all right.

- Young man, I'm the next in the line.

- The doctor will see you.

Wait another minute, please.

When you are done with the treatment,

please, come back to see me.

- Here you go.

- This is quite a lot.

- I'm sorry.

- I can never sort it out.

- There's more to come.

- Oh, my...

Will you do me a favour?

Can you see the lady right now?

- Hello.

- Hello. Sure thing.

- Thanks. Go on.

- Thank you.

Natasha.

Can you tell me why

that woman is jumping the line?

- I'll explain everything...

- I've been here since 9:00am!

- Please, wait out there.

- How long do I have to wait?

It's outrageous.

Sit down.

Well...

We've got a new X-ray.

Very well. Let's take a look.

Well...

Well, well.

Well, well, well.

Really? It's the same thing again...

- Are you sure you didn't move?

- I am sure I didn't.

No, I can't see anything.

This one is also bad.

Well, I'll have to order

yet another X-ray.

You mean I have to go

and have another one, is that right?

I can't tell you anything

without an X-ray.

Thank you! That's enough!

What's our agenda today?

It is the purchase of low-quality food

and an operational issue.

Sveta, have you got anything to say?

Well, I am not in charge of food,

but I think we should resolve

this issue together.

- The food is a big problem.

- The new silage we got...

It's completely wet. We have to dry it.

We can't use it like that.

They took the rotten stuff, dried it up,

and sold it as a top quality product.

It could also get wet

while in shipment.

Well, how much have we got left?

- For a week or a week and a half.

- A week and a half.

We also have a problem

with live food in the terrarium.

To be honest, at the moment

we don't have any good food there at all.

Why didn't you tell me before?

The insects died in transit and we got rid

of them. The mice are even worse.

We received a shipment of 1500 mice.

Our python used to eat even dead food.

He won't touch these mice alive.

- We have no idea what to do.

- Did you ask the veterinarian?

- Maybe the python is just sick.

- We do our job well.

We put someone

in charge of these contracts.

She has to report the situation.

Did she see what she was buying?

- I'll be back in a minute.

- Sit down.

- I want to go to the toilet.

- Sit down.

I think we should dispose

of these mice.

What else can we do? We can't even

sell them. What if they're all infected?

I see. Natasha...

Tell me.

I can tell you what happened.

We've got our budget.

We got it halved.

What could I do?

How could I buy live food?

I arranged to meet my usual suppliers

and asked them to help us out.

That was all the money we had.

They were so nice to me.

We had some tea with cookies.

And then they said,

"Natasha, go f*** yourself."

- Are you crazy?

- I said, "How come?"

They told me to get lost. And I did.

I found someone else.

We took a risk with the food.

- But we lost the game.

- You are an idiot!

Please, watch your mouth.

I am going to do something else.

Write it down.

We'll give her a reprimand

to be recorded in her file

and Labour Book.

Then we'll cancel her annual bonus.

And one more thing.

What are you wearing?

Why are you so dressed up?

Are you also a hooker now, or what?

Look around. This is what

decent people should look like.

Did your mother see that?

Get out of here.

- Goodbye.

- Now, Sveta and Katya, you...

- Yes?

- Yes?

Will you handle this thing?

We must resolve the issue this week.

Thank you. We won't let you down.

Good evening, my friends!

We are happy you came here tonight!

Let's sing our favourite song together!

Are you ready?

Natasha.

- I want to make a toast.

- Please, do!

I'd like to make a toast

to this beautiful woman...

Or rather a beautiful girl

who swept into my life to stay.

- Here is to you.

- Thank you.

Let's go dance.

- I don't dance.

- I'll teach you.

- Come on.

- I'm afraid.

Why? Come on. Please.

I can't do it like this. I'm sorry.

Mum?

Mum?

- What's wrong, Mum? What happened?

- Barsik's dead.

Please, don't cry.

He lived a long life

of a perfectly happy cat.

- Was it long enough?

- Of course, it was long.

You loved him so much.

He was happy. And he loved you, too.

- Don't be so sad, Mum.

- My dear boy.

Please, don't. It could pump up

your blood pressure. We don't want that.

He took away all our problems.

- All our health issues and misfortunes.

- Really?

Let me take the box.

That's it. Enough.

That's OK. Don't cry, my dear Mummy.

Here, kitty, kitty.

What if I pull your tail, huh?

You want me to pull your tail?

Why are walking to and fro?

What's wrong with you?

Is anything wrong?

Let me hold your hand.

Let me pet you.

What's wrong with you? What is it?

Oh, you naughty boy.

Oh, you're so scary!

Here you go.

Take a pen.

Now write this

in the upper left hand corner.

"To the director of the zoo,

such-and-such, from such-and-such."

Now take a two-finger space.

And write this. "Notice.

"Please, accept this...

"..as formal notice...

"...of resignation from the position..."

What's your position with us?

- Expert Procurement Manager.

- "...of Expert Procurement Manager...

"...of my own free will."

You party-goer!

My mum is going to kill me.

Her blood pressure reached 220

when we called an ambulance.

And she had chest pains.

The blood pressure readings are still

too high. What pills did she take?

Just the usual. Validolum and Corvalol.

And she had severe chest pains.

She even fell down

when she tried to stand up.

Should we go for an ECG?

She fell down... Well...

I'll order an X-ray for her.

- We'll look at it...

- Why?

- You said she fell down.

- Yes...

But she didn't break anything.

No bruises. She just fell down.

And we do need an ECG.

She had severe chest pains.

That goes without saying.

But first, you will take her for an X-ray.

Can you hear what I'm saying?

Can you?

We won't go for an X-ray.

Please, give us an order for an ECG.

- Miss, will you calm down, please?

- Did you hear me?

Natasha, I feel much better now.

Let's just go home.

Wait a minute, Mum.

I am going to say it again.

She doesn't need to do blood tests

or have her throat checked.

We want an order for an ECG.

Please, wait in the hallway.

And I will check your mother.

I told you that we should stay away

from doctors.

You will drink the water when I say so.

- You take the glass in your left hand.

- OK.

You will drink it on the count of four.

- Four? OK.

- Now close your eyes.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four. Drink it.

Drink it down to the last drop.

It's important.

Your career is full of holes. See?

You confront your colleagues.

Because they can't understand you.

- You are 100% right here.

- You have got no friends.

But you have got a guardian.

He is fond of you.

I can't see who he is.

But I see that he wears

some white clothes.

Can you tell me if his feelings are

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