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 |
| Art | Denis Shibanov | Production Design |
| Editing | Arttu Salmi | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elena Bekritskaya | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Ilya Khrzhanovsky | Director |
| Directing | Ilya Permyakov | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irina Tsvetkova | Costume Designer |
| Camera | Jürgen Jürges | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ася Смекалова | Casting |
| Production | Сергей Адоньев | Producer |
| Sound | Rob Walker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lyubov Mingazitinova | Costume Designer |
| Production | Svetlana Dragayeva | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Ling Lee | Editor |
| Sound | Maksim Demydenko | Sound |
| Sound | Alex Joseph | Sound Designer |
| Production | Alexandra Timofeeva | Co-Producer |
| Production | Kristina Voloschina | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Marianne Kuopanportti | Editor |
| Directing | Vera Levchenko | Assistant Director |
| Production | Susanne Marian | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Bekritskaya | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Stefan Smith | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jekaterina Oertel | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Ilya Khrzhanovsky | Writer |
| Production | Vera Levchenko | Casting |
| Directing | Inna Schorr | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Ilya Permyakov | Writer |
| Production | Inna Schorr | Casting |
| Sound | Andy Walker | Sound Editor |
| Production | Dasha Sherman | Post Production Producer |
| Sound | Christodoulos Procopiou | Sound Editor |