Atthefull-housepremiereofthemuch-anticipatednewmusicalproductionofRomeo&Juliethighschoolgroupandtheirteacherminglewiththeopeningnightcrowd.Theyaresurroundedbypeoplewhoarefullofexcitement.Butinsteadofanewinterpretationofaclassic,theon-stagedramaisovertakenbyrealevents.Thetheatreisinfiltratedbyterroristsandtheaudiencearetakenhostage.Inahigh-pressuresituationwherehundredsoflivesareatstake,theexperiencedschoolteacheristhrustunwittinglyintotheroleofchiefnegotiatorbetweenthepoliceandtheterrorists.Herformerstudentsareforcedtoturnfromtheorytopracticeandsavenotonlytheirlives,butthelivesofthepeoplearoundthem.Theymustdemonstrateextraordinarycourageandmakecriticalchoicestopassaterribletest.ClearlyresonantwiththeeventsoftheNord-Osttheatresiege,thisisafollowuptoAlexeiPetrukhin’ssearing2015highschooldrama,TeachafeaturingoneofthemostcelebratedactorsofRussianandSovietcinema,IrinaKupchenkointhetitlerole.Petrukhinsays,thefilmraisesimportantissuesrelatingtoourunderstandingofdifferentgenerations,ourhistory,religionandterrorism.Andmostimportantly-whatkindofactionsisapersonreadytotakeinacriticalsituation?
