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2019•1h 40m•7.0/10
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7.0/10(16)

This is a metaphorical story about the tragic and mysterious death of the most powerful poet of 1960s, human rights activist, hero of Ukraine Vasyl Stus and his struggle with the Soviet system. The events of the film unfold during the last attempt by the KGB to seduce the poet with a whimsical "freedom".

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Production

UM Group, Ukrainian State Film Agency

Language

UK

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dmytro Yaroshenko

Dmytro Yaroshenko

Vasyl Stus

Diana Rozovlian

Diana Rozovlian

Valentyna Popeliukh

Evgeniya Gladiy

Evgeniya Gladiy

Vira

Vitalii Salii

Vitalii Salii

Kuznietsov

Oleg Maslennikov

Oleg Maslennikov

Zhuravlov

Karyna Shereverova

Alla Horska

Vladyslav Mamchur

Vladyslav Mamchur

Leonid Borodin

Akhmed Esmurziev

Akhmed Esmurziev

Armen

Oleksandr Valiuk

Oleksandr Valiuk

Warden 1

Volodymyr Hladkyi

Volodymyr Hladkyi

Warden 2

Igor Tikhomirov

Igor Tikhomirov

Warden 3

Петро Сова

Ivan Dziuba

Mikhail Kondratskiy

Levko Lukianenko

Myroslava Philipovych

Mykhailyna Kotsiubynska

Slava Krasovska

Slava Krasovska

Svitlana Kyrychenko

Yuriy Vutyanov

Serhii Paradzhanov

Roman Yasinovskyi

Roman Yasinovskyi

Viacheslav Chornovil

Dmytro Bazai

Dmytro Bazai

Mykola Shamota

Roman Khalaimov

Roman Khalaimov

Stus's Lawyer

Vsevolod Shekita

Vsevolod Shekita

Zubkov

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