“Slovo” House. Unfinished Novel (2024)
Overview
Kharkiv, the 1930s. The heyday of Ukrainian art. Ambitious young poet Vladimir Akimov happily settles in at the new luxury "Slovo" House built specifically for artists. He comes from the provinces and works as a proof-reader in a printing press, and has never even dreamed of living under one roof with prominent Ukrainian writers and artists. He thinks his own poetry is genius, but nobody takes his literary efforts seriously, not to mention the occasional chuckles over his epigone poems. But fate smiles at him. The head of the political intelligence agency suggests that he become the author of a play written earlier. Akimov agrees, signing a non- disclosure note. The poet has no idea what price he will pay for this success. “‘Slovo’ House” is a story about a generation of Ukrainian artists persecuted by the totalitarian system, unfolding against the backdrop of one of the largest genocides of the 20th century: the Holodomor, which caused the death of almost 7 million people.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | uk |
| Popularity | 3.668 |
Directed By
Taras Tomenko
Crew
Taras Tomenko
Oleksii Shamin
Mykhailo Liubarskyi
Yuliia Cherniavska
Oleh Shcherbyna
Liubov Yakymchuk
Pylyp Illienko
Mykhailo Liubarskyi
Taras Tomenko
Rostyslav Martiniuk
Alla Zahaikevych
TOP CAST
Dmytro Oliinyk
Volodymyr Akimov
Viacheslav Dovzhenko
Mykola Khvylovyi
Nina Naboka
Aunty Varia
Maryna Koshkina
Halia
Valeriia Khodos
Raisa Troianker
Yurii Odynokyi
Merer, NKVD officer
Andrii Mai
Volodymyr Sosiura
Yuliia Chepurko
Mariia Sosiura
Kostiantyn Temliak
Pavlo Tychyna
Hennadii Popenko
Mykhailo Semenko
Roman Khalaimov
Arkadii Liubchenko
Dmytro Vikulov
Ostap Vyshnia
Andrii Isaienko
Maik Yohansen
Slava Krasovska
Natalia Uzhvii
Vasyl Tokar
Mykhasyk Semenko
Halyna Sviata
Julia Umantseva
Olga Pasichnyk
Liubystok
Yevhen Lamakh
Ivan Bahrianyi
Roman Yasinovskyi
Hryhorii Epik
Stanislav Suknenko
Les Kurbas
Olena Svitlytska
Valentyna Chystiakova
Dmytro Orlov
Mykhailo Yalovyi
Ostap Dziadek
Vasyl Sedliar
Dmytro Chernov
Ivan Mykytenko
Denys Drachevskyi
Yurii Smolych
Yevhen Hudz
Mykola Bazhan
Denys Shatskyi
Samiilo Shchupak
Viacheslav Nikolenko
Valerian Pidmohylnyi
Oleh Ivanytsia
Bertold Brecht
Oleksandr Yarema
Theodore Dreizer
Hanna Levchenko
Pulkheriia Ivanivna
Borys Heorhiyevskyi
Manager of the house
Ihor Hniezdilov
Yard-keeper
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