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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Dmytro Yaroshenko
Vasyl Stus
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Julia Blue
Diana Rozovlian
Valentyna Popeliukh
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Infernal Guidon, or Cossack Christmas
Подари мне жизнь
Evgeniya Gladiy
Vira
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Evilenko
Vitalii Salii
Kuznietsov
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Winter of The Braves
Sister
Oleg Maslennikov
Zhuravlov
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Jack Strong
Karyna Shereverova
Alla Horska
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M+L
Vladyslav Mamchur
Leonid Borodin
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Foxter and Max
Akhmed Esmurziev
Armen
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The Word
Oleksandr Valiuk
Warden 1
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Noble Tramps
Volodymyr Hladkyi
Warden 2
Known for
The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps
Igor Tikhomirov
Warden 3
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Sir
Gendelyk
Петро Сова
Ivan Dziuba
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Coffee with Cardamom
Edge of Worldville
Roman Brovko Director · Serhii Dziuba Screenplay Artemii Kirsanov Screenplay
Worldwide gross $278K · First release September 5, 2019 · Produced in Ukraine
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Worldwide gross
$277,969
Production
UM Group
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Ukrainian State Film Agency
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Ukraine
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Original title
Заборонений
Original language
Ukrainian
Spoken on screen
Czech · Russian · Ukrainian
Release dates
Ukraine · September 5, 2019
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No release date listed for United States.
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