Three sisters

A parricide become a symbol of Russian domestic violence Sitting side by side in the entrance of a Moscow apartment, three young girls, aged seventeen, eighteen and nineteen, await the arrival of the police, a few meters from the inert body of their father. , Mikhail Khachaturian. For years, he had been attacking them, insulting them, hitting them, night and day. "If he beats you, he loves you", says a Russian proverb. So, in July 2018, the three sisters killed him. An unprecedented wave of indignation broke out, the media ignited. Two resonating stories The carefree faces of the three little girls, concealing the torments endured for years, question the author. She remembers her Moscow youth where she met Marina, her dearest friend, and Mitia, her love. He sometimes kicked her, but she thought that might also be his fault. Laura Poggioli reconstructs the lives of these three sisters, and her personal story resurfaces. Telling the collective, beyond the intimate Laura Poggioli questions us about our desires, our cultural and family heritages and about systemic violence. Through an intimate narration, she immerses us in the heart of Russia: its rock, its shadows, its raw charm, and the mystery of these gentle men when they are away from home, violent as soon as the door closes.