Face to Face

A young psychology student starts a seemingly playful exercise with her friend. After a couple of questions, Maria manages to get Nikola's attention and focus on what she's saying. The one sided conversation soon turns into a confession. Maria throws her book to the side and we learn there was never a psychology exercise to begin with. Her speech exposes Nikolai's two-faced character, his hypocrisy and the lies he tells to make himself the hero. His egoistic behavior alienates all the people around him and Maria wants to tell him before it's too late. The whole time Nikolai sits quietly and listens to the harsh truth. Suddenly he asks Maria to leave. They both share a painfully awkward goodbye at the door. Maria looks regretful when leaving, but Nikolai experiences a self reflective moment in his room.