“Slovo” House. Unfinished Novel
Будинок «Слово». Нескінчений роман
Kharkiv, the 1930s. The heyday of Ukrainian art. Ambitious young poet Vladimir Akimov happily settles in at the new luxury "Slovo" House built specifically for artists. He comes from the provinces and works as a proof-reader in a printing press, and has never even dreamed of living under one roof with prominent Ukrainian writers and artists. He thinks his own poetry is genius, but nobody takes his literary efforts seriously, not to mention the occasional chuckles over his epigone poems. But fate smiles at him. The head of the political intelligence agency suggests that he become the author of a play written earlier. Akimov agrees, signing a non- disclosure note. The poet has no idea what price he will pay for this success. “‘Slovo’ House” is a story about a generation of Ukrainian artists persecuted by the totalitarian system, unfolding against the backdrop of one of the largest genocides of the 20th century: the Holodomor, which caused the death of almost 7 million people.
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Viacheslav Nikolenko
as Valerian Pidmohylnyi
Viacheslav Dovzhenko
as Mykola Khvylovyi
Valeriia Khodos
as Raisa Troianker
Andrii Mai
as Volodymyr Sosiura
Roman Khalaimov
as Arkadii Liubchenko
Oleksandr Yarema
as Theodore Dreizer
Borys Heorhiyevskyi
as Manager of the house
Yuliia Chepurko
as Mariia Sosiura
Hennadii Popenko
as Mykhailo Semenko
Roman Yasinovskyi
as Hryhorii Epik
Denys Drachevskyi
as Yurii Smolych
Yevhen Hudz
as Mykola Bazhan
Oleh Ivanytsia
as Bertold Brecht
Hanna Levchenko
as Pulkheriia Ivanivna
Dmytro Vikulov
as Ostap Vyshnia
Andrii Isaienko
as Maik Yohansen
Ihor Hniezdilov
as Yard-keeper
Dmytro Oliinyk
as Volodymyr Akimov
Maryna Koshkina
as Halia
Kostiantyn Temliak
as Pavlo Tychyna
Denys Shatskyi
as Samiilo Shchupak
Dmytro Chernov
as Ivan Mykytenko
Nina Naboka
as Aunty Varia
Olga Pasichnyk
as Liubystok
Stanislav Suknenko
as Les Kurbas
Dmytro Orlov
as Mykhailo Yalovyi
Yurii Odynokyi
as Merer, NKVD officer
Halyna Sviata
as Julia Umantseva
Olena Svitlytska
as Valentyna Chystiakova
Slava Krasovska
as Natalia Uzhvii
Yevhen Lamakh
as Ivan Bahrianyi
Ostap Dziadek
as Vasyl Sedliar
Dmytro Vivchariuk
as Spy
