The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Chain-smoking artists, poets and playwrights were among the colourful array of intellectuals living in the ‘Slovo House’ in 1920s Ukraine. The communist paradise was built under Stalin's approval, but it quickly became a prison. The brutal Soviet regime spied on the inhabitants, destroying their eccentric way of life and sealing their fate. This fascinating film explores the extraordinary story of the building and its residents.
Ratings
TMDB6/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Taras TomenkoDirector
- Taras TomenkoWriter
- Yaryna TsymbalWriter
- Liubov YakymchukWriter
Cast
- Slava KrasovskaNatalia Uzhvii
Themes
political repression1930sukrainian cultureukrainesoviet repressionukrainian historykharkiv (kharkov), ukraine