New York, 1961. Alexander Ivanov, a high-ranked Soviet bureaucrat, reluctantly defects to the West while is part of a diplomatic mission, feeling the grief of being unable to know the fate of his wife Katya, whom he has had to leave behind in Moscow. Only many years later, in 1991, he will finally find out the truth when his niece Lauren travels to Moscow to participate in a painting exhibition.
Directed by Shamim Sarif
sacrifice
politics
spy
cold war
soviet union
love
defection
moscow, russia
woman director
1960s
1990s
female painter
painting exhibition
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Letterboxd
2.7 / 5
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Cast
Rebecca Ferguson
Katya Grinkova / Lauren Grinkova
Sam Reid
Young Alexander Ivanov
Charles Dance
Old Alexander Ivanov
Antje Traue
Marina Rinskaya
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Young Misha Ardonov
Anthony Stewart Head
Old Misha Ardonov
Thure Lindhardt
Dimtri
Ben Batt
Oleg
Jelena Gavrilović
Svetlana
Amy Nuttall
Maya
Imogen Daines
Jackie
Miloš Timotijević
Crew
Shamim Sarif
Director
Shamim Sarif
Writer
Rachel Portman
Original Music Composer
Kelly Valentine Hendry
Casting
Lina Todd
Casting
Ferenc Török
Special Effects Coordinator
Slaviša Ivanović
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
12 reviews
Darcy Kika
4.0★ · 11/13/24
didnt really know what was going on because i was so enthralled by sam reid and rebecca ferguson’s face cards the whole time
didnt really know what was going on because i was so enthralled by sam reid and rebecca ferguson’s face cards the whole time