«Monisto» - the oldest breast jewelry made of coins. Its sacral meaning is protection. The breastplate also told about the owner's status, age, wealth and ancestry.
The main character of the film is a monisto of Bashkir women. It is a witness to the revolution, repressions, the Great Patriotic War. The war took coin ornaments from each family. I women surrendered jewelry for the army. A few tons of silver melted into spare parts of military equipment, shell casings.

Monisto is like a guide in epochs and a link with the history of different peoples. Yurt is the symbolic place for all main life events of the young bashkirian girl from from birth to maternity. The viewer will live the history of the monisto from ancient times to modern times, getting acquainted with the rites and traditions of the Bashkir people.

Film duration - 33 minutes

FESTIVALS:

Kuala Lumpur International Film Academy Awards (official selection)
Ethnografilm Paris
The 8th International Folklore Film Festival (IFFF) (official selection)
FIORENZO SERRA FILM FESTIVALLA BOHEME CINEMA 2024 (finalist)
International filmfestival La Boheme Cinema 2024 (finalist)
VIII International filmfestival «Native paths» (finalist)
XIX VLADIMIR MENSHOV INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL "Won together" (finalist)
XX International filmfestival "Young cineman" ( "The Best Documentary film")
XVI International filmfestival «Northern character» (finalist)
IV International filmfestival "Gorkut ata" ( "The Best Documentary film")
"Ural, I love you!" ( "Multicultural Ural")
Winner of "Adygea, I love you"
Best National film at the International film festival "Altyn Minbar" (2024, Kazan, Russia)
Finalist of the All-Russian competition "Russia.Horizons" and participant of the exhibition in the New Tretyakov Gallery
Nominee of World Culture film festival (2024, USA, Los Angeles )
Latest Visions presents: Halloween Special (official selection)
Roshd Educational and scientific Film Festival (official selection)