Another Name
Liza is a sophisticated woman who lives in a ‘high class world’. Her husband Peter speaks Russian with a German accent, he owns a chocolate factory. They live in a cold world of minimalistic interiors, holding back their emotions. There are no children in their expensive countryside house but there are expensive greyhound dogs. However, Liza can’t stay stone cold calm, as she has a secret from her past that burns her from inside, one that she would be happy to get rid of forever… And somewhere near there is a burnt room, and teenager Ulya has the keys.
Summary
“Another Name” (2022) is a restrained psychological drama about privilege, repression, and the dangerous persistence of the past. Liza appears to have everything associated with an affluent, carefully controlled life: an elegant home in the countryside, expensive greyhounds, and a husband whose chocolate factory supports their polished high-class existence. Yet beneath the couple’s minimalist surroundings and emotionally guarded manners, Liza is carrying a secret that refuses to remain buried. Her husband, Peter, is an enigmatic figure who speaks Russian with a German accent and seems as committed to emotional distance as Liza is. Their marriage is defined less by open affection than by silence, routine, and the pressure to preserve appearances. The icy beauty of their home reflects the inner climate of a relationship in which difficult feelings are suppressed rather than confronted. The story’s tension deepens through the presence of Ulya, a teenager connected to a burned room nearby and in possession of its keys. Her arrival or involvement brings an unsettling link between Liza’s privileged present and the unresolved events of her past. As the boundaries between the couple’s protected world and the outside world begin to weaken, Liza is forced to reckon with the possibility that a new identity or a carefully constructed life cannot erase what came before. Quiet, atmospheric, and deliberately elusive, “Another Name” focuses on the psychological costs of concealment. It explores guilt, memory, social status, and the fragile line between reinvention and self-deception. Rather than relying on overt melodrama, the film builds suspense through its stark spaces, controlled performances, and the growing sense that every polished surface conceals something volatile.
