Film

Gulag Eros of the Russian Mind

2024 · 56m · Drama · History

Sent to a gulag, the first Soviet sexologist uncovers harrowing tales of sexual brutality.

The first Soviet sexologist is sent to the gulag and is haunted by stories of fellow inmates. They provide unforgettable vignettes of Soviet sexual brutality, from the utopian ideals of the 1920s, to gay life in the 1930s, the rape of women by those in power, and the use of sexpionage to entrap enemies of the State. A visually compelling exploration of how totalitarianism ultimately destroys all forms of human intimacy. Part 1 of the trilogy "Sex in the Soviet Union."

Darya Plakhtiy

Ninel Tregubova (Soviet Swallow)

Polina Vasylyna

Revola

Sebastian Anton

Nika Polyakov

Valentyn Tomusiak

Stepan Minin

Nina Antonova

Grandma of Lubka

Viktoriia Levchenko

Lubka

Ihor Versta

KGB Officer

Olena Kurta

Alexandra Kollontai

Boris Knizhenko

Vladimir Kollontai

Jasmina Ivanusa

Misha Kollontai

Oleh Mosiichuk

Dr Stern

Serhii Solopai

Beria (voice)

Yurii Odynokyi

Beria's Driver / Revola's Father

• Chad GraciaDirector · Producer · Editor
• Marina OrekhovaProducer
• Artem RyzhykovDirector of Photography
• Oksana ShatrovaCasting

Release date

February 2, 2024

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

56m

Genres

Drama, History