Gulag Eros of the Russian Mind (2024)
The first Soviet sexologist is sent to the gulag and is haunted by stories of fellow inmates. They provide unforgettable vignettes of Soviet sexual brutality, from the utopian ideals of the 1920s, to gay life in the 1930s, the rape of women by those in power, and the use of sexpionage to entrap enemies of the State. A visually compelling exploration of how totalitarianism ultimately destroys all forms of human intimacy. Part 1 of the trilogy "Sex in the Soviet Union."
Director: Chad Gracia
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Darya Plakhtiy as Ninel Tregubova (Soviet Swallow) |
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Polina Vasylyna as Revola |
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Sebastian Anton as Nika Polyakov |
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Valentyn Tomusiak as Stepan Minin |
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Nina Antonova as Grandma of Lubka |
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Viktoriia Levchenko as Lubka |
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Ihor Versta as KGB Officer |
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Olena Kurta as Alexandra Kollontai |
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Boris Knizhenko as Vladimir Kollontai |
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Jasmina Ivanusa as Misha Kollontai |
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Oleh Mosiichuk as Dr Stern |
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Serhii Solopai as Beria (voice) |
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Yurii Odynokyi as Beria's Driver / Revola's Father |
| Production | Marina Orekhova | Production Manager |
| Editing | Chad Gracia | Editor |
| Crew | Victoria Trofimenko | Script |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olena Andreitseva | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Chad Gracia | Producer |
| Editing | Yuliia Davydenko | Additional Editing |
| Production | Marina Orekhova | Producer |
| Directing | Chad Gracia | Director |
| Art | Nika Shova | Set Designer |
| Directing | Oleksandra Chuprina | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Zhdan Zabashta | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nastya Krysko | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Natalie Gura | Casting Associate |
| Art | Iryna Shumeyko | Storyboard Artist |
| Camera | Oleksandra Chuprina | Data Wrangler |
| Crew | Polina Hedzenko | Production Intern |
| Sound | Ksenia Vinogradova | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Olena Yakovitska | Location Scout |
| Camera | Taras Skrypnyk | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Natalia Dyachenko | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Artem Galinsky | Focus Puller |
| Production | Oksana Shatrova | Casting |
| Art | Sasha Plavinska | Art Department Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Zavydivskaya | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Production | Olena Yakovitska | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Karina Rezhevska | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Olexandr Gorbunov | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Artem Ryzhykov | Director of Photography |