A documentary road movie. Traveling across his homeland, the filmmaker explores what Yakut cinema is, and what it means to the Sakha people and to himself.
The film tells about a tragedy that happened in one of the villages of our Russia. By chance, a police officer Afanasy becomes a suspect in a serious crime. Locals are ready for a lynch trial. Investigator Serditov faces a difficult task. On the one hand, he understands that such a crime should not go unpunished, but on the other, he understands that his job is to find out all the details of the incident.
Dmitry Leonidovich Davydov (Russian: Дмитрий Леонидович Давыдов; born 22 February 1983, Amga, Sakha/Yakutia) is a Russian filmmaker and actor. He graduated from the Pedagogical Institute and worked as a psychologist, teacher, organizer of the children's movement and school director before turning to filmmaking. In 2014, he made the feature film «The Bonfire» on his own. The film was in post-production for more than two years. The film had its world premiere at the 21st Busan international film festival in 2016. (2016) Member of the Asia Pacific screen Academy. (2020) Film "Scarecrow" was a participant of Sochi Open Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr".