Of Freaks and Men

St. Petersburg, early 20th century. The handsome and secretive Johann specializes in shooting erotic pictures depicting the floggings of bare-bottomed women. With the help of his assistants, the photographic creations gradually penetrate the peaceful households of two upper-class Russian families.

• Aleksei BalabanovDirector
• Aleksei BalabanovWriter

• Sergey MakovetskiyYohan
• Dinara DrukarovaLiza
• Anzhelika NevolinaEkaterina Kirillovna
• Viktor SukhorukovViktor Ivanovich
• Yuriy Galtsevproducer
• Alyosha DyoKolya
• Chingiz TsydendambayevTolya
• Vadim ProkhorovPutilov
• Aleksandr MezentsevStasov - doctor
• Igor ShibanovRadlov - engineer
• Darya YugrensGrunia
• Boris Smolkinphotographer