"Simple Things" is set against a backdrop of contemporary Russia, about a man’s struggle to choose between what is right and what is convenient. Living through the conflicts, temptations, difficulties and blunders within his family and professional life, he finally makes a decision.
Festivals
The main award of the festival, the Crystal Globe, went to "Mýrin" (Jar City) an Icelandic-German coproduction directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The Ecumenical Jury awarded the Russian film "Prostye veš?i" (Simple Things) by Aleksej Popogrebskij which also won the FIPRESCI Prize.