DAU. Degeneration (2020)
In den Jahren 2009 bis 2011 beteiligten sich führende Wissenschaftler, Kunst- und Filmschaffende am DAU-Projekt des russischen Regisseurs Ilja Chrschanowski, der die Geschichte eines geheimen russischen Instituts aus der Zeit von 1938 bis 1968 experimentell in einer Versuchsstation nachstellte. Das lose am Schicksal des theoretischen Physikers Lew Landau (1908-1968) orientierte Mammutprojekt seziert in 13 Einzelfilmen Grundmuster totalitärer Machtausübung bei der Schaffung des „neuen“ Menschen. Der Film „DAU. Degeneration“ zeigt das Institut in seiner grausamen Schlussphase, als immer neue Direktoren an die Spitze gelangen, während Wodka und amouröse Verwicklungen um sich greifen. Der Geheimdienst will diesem Treiben nicht länger zusehen und schickt einen Trupp nationalistisch-reaktionärer Jungmänner los, die wieder für Ordnung sorgen sollen.
Die Regisseur: Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Ilya Permyakov.
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Vladimir Azhippo as Secret Services Curator |
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Dmitry Kaledin as Head of the Theoretical Department |
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Olga Shkabarnya as Kaledin's wife |
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Alexey Blinov as Head of the Experimental Department |
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Виктория Скицкая as Waitress of the Institute cafe |
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Maxim Martsinkevich as Head of the Experimental Group |
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Kristina Babich as Librarian |
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Алина Алексеева as |
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Зоя Попова as |
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Alexey Trifonov as |
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Kristina Voloschina as |
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Nikita Nekrasov as |
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Marina Abramović as |
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Romeo Castellucci as |
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Adin Steinsaltz as |
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Николай Воронов as Denis, son of Dau and Nora |
| Directing | Ilya Khrzhanovsky | Director |
| Directing | Ilya Permyakov | Director |
| Camera | Jürgen Jürges | Director of Photography |
| Art | Denis Shibanov | Production Design |
| Editing | Ling Lee | Editor |
| Editing | Arttu Salmi | Editor |
| Editing | Marianne Kuopanportti | Editor |
| Sound | Stefan Smith | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Alex Joseph | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jekaterina Oertel | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ася Смекалова | Casting |
| Directing | Vera Levchenko | Assistant Director |
| Production | Alexandra Timofeeva | Co-Producer |
| Production | Susanne Marian | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Maksim Demydenko | Sound |
| Sound | Rob Walker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lyubov Mingazitinova | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Bekritskaya | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elena Bekritskaya | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irina Tsvetkova | Costume Designer |
| Production | Сергей Адоньев | Producer |
| Production | Kristina Voloschina | Co-Producer |
| Production | Svetlana Dragayeva | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Ilya Khrzhanovsky | Writer |
| Writing | Ilya Permyakov | Writer |
| Production | Inna Schorr | Casting |
| Production | Vera Levchenko | Casting |
| Directing | Inna Schorr | Assistant Director |
| Production | Dasha Sherman | Post Production Producer |
| Sound | Christodoulos Procopiou | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Andy Walker | Sound Editor |