‘There is an ancient Greek concept of catharsis, when spectators feel an emotional shock that clears their souls. “Babusya” is the case of catharsis. It is not easy for any director to fill the spectators with such strong emotions without using any special effects" .
Anton Sidorenko, a professional spectator
         Babusya- a gentle name for a granny – felt alone with her grandchildren grew up and left her. Nobody wants to give a shelter to her. Only her junior grandson loves her, but he has no home… he is a refugee from Grozniy, where bloody Chechen war still continues…
   BABUSYA
  Colour, 35mm, 2003

Written and directed by Lidia Bobrova
Director of photography Valery Revich
Sound by Maxim Belovolov
Producer Andrey Zercalov

With:
Anna Ovsyannikova, Nina Shubina,
Olga Onishenko
 

Karlovi Vary International Film Festival. Award of Ecumenical Jury. Don Quijote Award. Special Prize of the Jury.
13th Cottobus Film Festival (Germany). Main Prize/ Competition Feature Film. Audience Award.
12th International Festival Cinema Delle Donne (Torino, Italy). Best actress (Silver Plate) Nina Shubina. Second prize (Silvar Plate) of International Feature Film Competition.
International Film Festival “Recontres Internationales de Cinema a Paris”. ARTE Prize. Audience Grand Prix.
Cinessonne Film Festival (France). Grand Prix of Jury.
“Kinotavr” Film Festival (Sochi, Russia). Best Female actress.
Festival of Festivals (St-Petersburg, Russia). Grand Prix.
Copenhagen International Film Festival. Best script. Best Film. Best Actress.