Horny (Season 1)

Horny (Ozabochennye, 2015) is a Russian comedy you can watch online on iFILM. It follows three friends from Yekaterinburg who pack up for Moscow, where grown-up life turns out far messier than the dream they sold themselves. The series was directed by Boris Khlebnikov.

Sasha Gvozdikova always wanted to write books. Instead she churns out ad copy, overrates her own short stories, and tangles herself up in an affair with her married boss. Sharing a flat with her are two friends, Katya and Alyona, riding the same big-city ups and downs — jobs, men, money, ambition. The leads are played by Maria Shalaeva, Yuri Kolokolnikov and Olga Dibtseva.

Khlebnikov, better known for his festival cinema, plays this as a sharp, awkward comedy about thirtysomethings pretending they have it together. The humor stings and the recognition can hurt, which makes it a good fit for anyone tired of glossy success stories. Stream Horny online on iFILM.