Life Is Wonderful, Isn't It? (2001)

The celebration is over and the guests have gone home. Alexander Ivanchev dances alone at the party marking his tenth anniversary of becoming a hair-stylist. He wears golden shoes and a golden bow tie, and has escaped from the poverty of home for a few hours - from the dilapidation and cramped conditions, and from the role of mother which he took on as a child when his mother gave up. The next morning he will wake up his children and set off for his hairdressing salon, where he will continue pursuing his dream of the one day winning a medal in a competition - of being in the spotlight for once in his life, and enjoying love and recognition.