Cold Shower (2026)

At 43, Anya is a single mom carving out a life in Moscow. Her days are spent scanning barcodes in the sprawling warehouse of an online retail giant—a job that keeps the lights on for her two young sons, who command every spare moment she has. Each summer, the city plunges into a ritual of disruption: the hot water is shut off for days while ancient pipes are tested against the brutal winter ahead. It’s during one of these sweltering, waterless stretches that a sudden surge of passion—and the ghost of a youthful flame—floods back into Anya’s world, as unexpected and exhilarating as the first gush of warmth from a long-dormant tap. But this fleeting revival doesn’t last; the heat gives way to a sharper chill, and what begins as a reawakening curdles into a fresh, biting resentment.