
Cold autumn of 1942. Second year of war. Former Molotov city, which was renamed after the war to Perm. The Leningrad Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet after Kirov is evacuated here and in the process of tense preparations for the premiere of the Gayane ballet. In 8 hours Khachaturian writes the most performed creation…

as Aram Khachaturyan

as Pushkov

as Derzhavin

as Sashenka

as Anisimova

as Bragin

as Shostakovich

as Arkady

as Georgy

as Oystrakh

as Karo

as Saradzhev

as Yagubyan

as official

as official

as Oganesyan

as Katerina

as Vazgen

as doorman

as dealer

as Irma

as captain

as Pasha

as kapellmeister

as guard

as Kovaleva

as Sashenka's friend

as Aram's mother

as aunt

as Aram in childhood

as Gayane

as brother

as Fenechka

as watchman

as boy in shirt

as accompanist

as hospital officer