
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".

as Vasyl Stus

as Valentyna Popeliukh

as Vira

as Kuznietsov

as Zhuravlov

as Alla Horska

as Leonid Borodin

as Armen

as Warden 1

as Warden 2

as Warden 3

as Ivan Dziuba

as Levko Lukianenko

as Mykhailyna Kotsiubynska

as Svitlana Kyrychenko

as Serhii Paradzhanov

as Viacheslav Chornovil

as Mykola Shamota

as Stus's Lawyer

as Zubkov

as Judge

as Prosecutor

as Sharykov

as Captain

as Policeman in the Park

as Lieutenant at the Dance

as Police Volunteer in the Park

as Oleksandr Horskyi

as Yurii Badzo

as Les Taniuk

as Shymanskyi

as Borodin's Lawyer

as Camp Doctor

as Engineer

as Guy 2

as Guy 4

as Schoolgirl's Mother

as Policeman on Khreshchatyk 2

as Larysa Kadochnykova

as Harmonica Player

as Drunkard