
AleksanderZhovnahassaidabouthimselfandhiscreationthatheisinterestedinborderlinesituations,intheparallelworldofpeopleofunusualmental,intellectualandphysicaldevelopment.WhilehavinglongbeenarecognisedwriterandscriptwriterinUkraine,hecontinuedworkinginasmalltownasapedagogue-defectologistataboardingschoolforchildrenwithspecialmentalneeds.Hehasalsoexpressedtheideathatheismoreinterestedincommunicatingwithpeoplewithspecialmentalneedsthanwritingtopeoplewithspecialneeds.<br/> Therehasbeenadoublemurder:theelderlycouplewhosleptonthesecondfloorofahousehavebeenkilledintheirsleep.Downstairs,theiradultsonwhoonlymovesaboutinawheelchairhasbeenleftwithoutparentalassistance.Aninvestigationisinitiated,unrollingtheincreasinglyhorrifyingstoryofaseeminglynormalfamily,startingfromhowtheyhadexpectedagirlinsteadofaboy.ThechildofunwantedgenderbecomesanideefixeforthemotherandSachenkaisraisedasagirl:heisdressedinagirl’sclothes,hemustplaywithdolls,etc.Thefathersupportshiswife.<br/> Inparalleltothefascinatingcriminalplot,theauthorprovocativelymovesintotheviewer’sconsciousnesswithatopicaldebateofmodernpedagogyaboutgender-upbringing.Theauthorhimselfdoesnotclaimanything.Hejusttellsastoryofpeopleinanunusualmentalstateinaborderlinesituation.