Sergey Shnurov

In post-communist Russia, a poet lands a job in his country's blossoming advertising world.

Zarezin, a circus employee is tasked with driving Bodhi, a sick elephant, to be euthanized. He is joined by a pretty trapeze performer who was left behind. Together this unlikely trio make their way towards the death house and the end of Bodhi. Along the way, life and love intervene.