A tragicomedy by Gleb Panfilov about how a dream of the stage suddenly becomes a trial. A modest provincial woman, used to the role of Baba Yaga, gets a chance to play Joan of Arc - and with the new role comes maturation, pain, and a sense of true creative risk. The film is viewed as a conversation about the price of talent and the courage to be oneself. There are films that talk about creativity as if it is the daily work of the heart. Gleb Panfilov's film is just such a one: funny and bitter, it shows that a role can change a person more than any words. The story of the birth of the idea is cinematic in itself. After the debut "There is No Crossing in the Fire," the director planned to shoot Joan of Arc, but the project was not approved. Then Panfilov moves the action to the present and leaves Joan inside the plot - as material that screen filmmakers are trying to shoot before our eyes. Thus, a delicate play between life and stage appears. The heroine is Praskovya Strogonova, a quiet provincial woman who plays Baba Yaga in the local drama club and dreams of the big stage. When a metropolitan director comes to town and sees in her Joan for his project, the dream suddenly becomes a reality - and at the same time a test of strength. The camera follows how Pasha learns to withstand attention, doubts, others' expectations, and her own fears. Inside the film, another film unfolds: the fate of the Maid of Orleans becomes a mirror for the heroine's personal drama. Her shyness, infatuation, and disappointment rhyme with Joan's trials, and the rehearsals turn into a path to inner freedom. This is a rare example of cinema where the process of creating art is shown without embellishments - with awkward pauses, flashes of inspiration, and painful realizations. The screening is suitable for those celebrating a professional holiday and for those who simply love thoughtful cinema about choice and dignity. The film is watched in one breath thanks to precise observations, gentle humor, and the role of Inna Churikova, in which a living, genuine energy can be heard. A separate pleasure is watching with.