The year is 1915; World War I is underway. In Petrograd, the young Futurist poet Vladimir Mayakovsky meets a married couple, Lilya and Osip Brik. He reads them his poem *A Cloud in Trousers*; Lilya and Osip fall instantly and forever in love with Mayakovsky’s poetry, recognizing an extraordinary talent—a poetic genius—before them. Vladimir, in turn, falls in love with Lilya—also instantly and forever.
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Cast
12 people
Mariya Smolnikova
Lilya Brik
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Evgeniy Stychkin
Osip Brik
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Andrey Maksimov
Vladimir Mayakovsky
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Angelina Strechina
Elza
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Agrippina Steklova
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The Execution
Aleksei German Jr.
Viktor Shklovsky
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Vera Storozheva Director · Anna Kozlova Writer Anton Schwarz Composer
First release November 12, 2026 · Produced in Russia · Production Channel One
Production
«Russkiy Proekt» Studio
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Channel One
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Russia
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Original title
Лиля
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · November 12, 2026
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