The protagonist Andrii Dovzhenko finds out a horrible truth, that has been hidden in USSR for years - most of those accused of «anti-Soviet propaganda» were never sent to prison, but to special psychiatric hospitals with a diagnosis of "slow progressive schizophrenia". Andrii finds himself in a real hell of punitive psychiatry and faces a difficult choice - to cooperate with the KGB and return to his family, or to reveal the truth about dissidents tortured in such psychiatric hospitals. The script was based on the memoirs of Soviet dissidents who faced the brutality of a totalitarian system that used so-called "punitive psychiatry" as a weapon against free thought.
Sasha manages a firm that installs tombstones at the local cemetery. His many customers have all experienced personal tragedies, but he is full of cynicism. One day, Sasha's 14-year-old daughter appears to bring him back into her life.
Desde que Yamil se recuerda , la guerra siempre ha existido. Está esperando que termine; después de todo, el padre regresará, a quien el niño sólo conoce por fotografías y cartas. Un día, mamá se va a una ciudad lejana y se lleva a la silenciosa niña Oksana con ella. Mamá transmite la orden de su padre de cuidar a Oksana, como si fuera una hermana pequeña ...
This is a metaphorical story about the tragic and mysterious death of the most powerful poet of 1960s, human rights activist, hero of Ukraine Vasyl Stus and his struggle with the Soviet system. The events of the film unfold during the last attempt by the KGB to seduce the poet with a whimsical "freedom".
1918 Ucrania. Estudiantes patrióticos, protagonistas de la película, se preparan para defender a Kiev y luchar heroicamente en la Batalla de Kruty. En este contexto histórico, se revela la historia de la familia Savytskyi, el general de la contrainteligencia de Ucrania y sus dos hijos, Andrii y Oleksa
