little vera story russian teenager family attempts find meaning value life sliding increasingly decay search meaning falls love intellectual rebellious sergei whose hatred deeply flawed parents quickly spirals controlbr br little vera shocking disturbing nearly every way drinking father enabling lack understanding mother casual lies misdirection brother vera forgiving flaws shocking slightly disturbing watch however raw honesty film somehow manages become even shocking plot characters set cramped spaces vast urban decay little vera presented vastly different view soviet life ever seen before fact little vera portrait collapse soviet society painted shades pain desperation rust implosion family set implosion entire social orderbr br although painful desperately unsatisfying film definitely worth seeing understand feelings cultures still reshaping russia today