Nina (2023) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2023 · 89 mins · Russian

Directed by

Oksana Bychkova

Starring

Berta Khapava, Kirill Käro, Yevgeni Tsyganov, Yulia Peresild, Khvicha Maglakelidze, Andro Chichinadze

Budget

$65M

Nina, a successful and attractive woman in her forties, enjoys a seemingly perfect life with a stable marriage, a loving husband, a young son, and a fulfilling career. Her peaceful existence is disrupted when her former lover, Ruslan, contacts her from Tbilisi, gravely ill and requesting her presence. Her husband, already aware of their past relationship, encourages her to go. Nina returns to the city where she once found happiness, intending to offer support to Ruslan and quickly return home, unaware that this trip will have profound and unexpected consequences.