The first Soviet sexologist is sent to the gulag and is haunted by stories of fellow inmates. They provide unforgettable vignettes of Soviet sexual brutality, from the utopian ideals of the 1920s, to gay life in the 1930s, the rape of women by those in power, and the use of sexpionage to entrap enemies of the State. A visually compelling exploration of how totalitarianism ultimately destroys all forms of human intimacy. Part 1 of the trilogy "Sex in the Soviet Union."
Cast
Darya Plakhtiy
Ninel Tregubova (Soviet Swallow)
Polina Vasylyna
Revola
Sebastian Anton
Nika Polyakov
Valentyn Tomusiak
Stepan Minin
Nina Antonova
Grandma of Lubka
Viktoriia Levchenko
Lubka
Ihor Versta
KGB Officer
Olena Kurta
Alexandra Kollontai
Boris Knizhenko
Vladimir Kollontai
Jasmina Ivanusa
Misha Kollontai
Oleh Mosiichuk
Dr Stern
Serhii Solopai
Beria (voice)
Yurii Odynokyi
Beria's Driver / Revola's Father
Crew
Chad Gracia
Director, Editor, Producer
Victoria Trofimenko
Script
Yuliia Davydenko
Additional Editing
Artem Ryzhykov
Director of Photography
Oleksandra Chuprina
First Assistant Director, Data Wrangler
Iryna Shumeyko
Storyboard Artist
Marina Orekhova
Producer, Production Manager
Olena Yakovitska
Production Assistant, Location Scout
Taras Skrypnyk
Camera Technician
Natalie Gura
Casting Associate
Oksana Shatrova
Casting
Nastya Krysko
Costume Supervisor
Helen Zavydivskaya
Assistant Hairstylist
Olena Andreitseva
Makeup & Hair
Sasha Plavinska
Art Department Manager
Ksenia Vinogradova
Sound Recordist
Olexandr Gorbunov
Boom Operator
Karina Rezhevska
ADR Recordist
Nika Shova
Set Designer
Zhdan Zabashta
Props
Natalia Dyachenko
Still Photographer
Polina Hedzenko
Production Intern
Artem Galinsky
Focus Puller