… Simeiz Simeiz is a small village on the southern coast of Crimea which is temporarily occupied by Russia. In the Soviet era, an underground gay resort arose in the village. It started with a small nudist beach; a popular bar and night club, Hedgehogs, appeared …

… LGBTQIA+ community who remain true to themselves despite the judgment of their loved ones, social pressure, and Russian military aggression. With the temporary occupation of Crimea in 2014, the international queer community lost the iconic gay resort Simeiz. Now it exists only as a summer memory in Anton Shebetko's film of the same name. The story of Crimea is also recalled in ‘QIRIM’ with a Ukrainian non-binary protagonist, who participated in the Crimean Tatar activities and the Euromaidan protest …