A blade of grass is the most fragile, almost invisible element of the landscape. The word «blade» could also once mean a spirited young man.
The film consists of five short stories: «Helicopter», «Sunday», «Doggie-photographer», «Mausoleum» and «Apocalypses». They are united by one general action — the author embroiders these stories. This is a reference to the Ancient Greek myth about the goddesses of fate, which spinning the thread of human life.
This half-acted, half-documentary film with elements of absurdity, takes place in the Russian province of today. The entire life of main character Nadezhda Konstantinovna, circles around potatoes —
the main staple food. The story takes place under the background of never-ending propaganda in the media. And once the potato grows…