My Friend

My Friend (2026) is a Russian drama you can watch online now: a boy who can't walk gets a companion with an overactive imagination. Alexander Sukharev directs this 95-minute two-hander.

The friend spins a rescue fantasy about a mermaid and pulls the boy into risky games with mythical creatures, turning a plain courtyard into its own universe. It's never quite clear where the make-believe ends and the coping mechanism begins — but the bond is what pulls the kid out of isolation and playground fear. Elisey Chuchilin and Klementiy Krivonosenko lead, with Anatoly Vasilyev and Raisa Ryazanova in support. The film leans on its two young leads rather than visual effects, and that's exactly its charm. My Friend streams now on iFILM.