8 Ways to Love (Season 1)

8 Ways to Love (8 Sposobov Lyubit, 2021) is a Russian comedy anthology about love that you can watch online on iFILM. It borrows an idea from the ancient Greeks, who split love into eight distinct kinds, and hands each kind its own self-contained story.

Love of self and of all humanity. The bond between parents and children. Passion that tips into mania. Quiet affection that asks for nothing back — and obsession that eats a person alive. The stories don't braid into a single plot. They stand on their own, sometimes funny to the point of cringe, sometimes quietly sad, and together they sketch a feeling with far more shades than we usually give it credit for.

The episodes feature Kirill Käro, Nino Ninidze and Aleksandr Yatsenko across the cast, with Gamlet Dulyan directing. What works about the format is that it never lectures you on the right way to love — it just lays out eight very different ones and leaves the verdict to you. A good fit for anyone who enjoys short, character-driven stories with sharp acting. Stream 8 Ways to Love (2021) online on iFILM.