DAU. Brave People
ДАУ. Смелые люди
Synopsis
It is 1953, Stalin has just died. It is a troubled and uncertain period for the whole of the Soviet Union, particularly for the state security services. In the Institute, a secret research facility, the scientists continue their theoretical and experimental work. Every night they strain their ears to listen for footsteps in the dark corridors: who have they come for this time? Who has reported on who? Having survived the fear and humiliation of an interrogation, the Head of the Theoretical Department, Andrei Losev, refuses to cooperate with the security services, only to face a new ordeal back in his own home.
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Andrey Losev
Head of the Quantum Theory Laboratory
Alexey Blinov
Head of the Experimental Department
Pavel Gordienko
Head of the Institute Special Administration Department (KGB)
Darya Berzhitskaya
Junior research scientist: biochemistry laboratory
Irina Titova
Senior assistant in the spatial fluctuations research laboratory
Vladimir Yermolenko
Deputy Director of Safety and Regulations
Olga Shkabarnya
Waitress; Head of the café (1952-1960)
Dmitry Kaledin
Head of the Mathematical Physics Laboratory, Deputy Director of the Institute (1953-1956); Director of the Institute (1956-1960)
Nikita Nekrasov
Leading scientist and researcher at the Institute
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Alexey Slyusarchuk
- Screenplay & Story
- Ilya Khrzhanovsky
- Original Title
- ДАУ. Смелые люди
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Ukraine
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 33m
- Production Studios
- Phenomen Berlin, Phenomen Ukraine, Phenomen Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Alexey Slyusarchuk
Ilya Khrzhanovsky
Jürgen Jürges
Department Leadership Roster
Ilya Khrzhanovsky
Director
Ilya Khrzhanovsky
Screenplay
Alexey Slyusarchuk
Director
Jürgen Jürges
Director of Photography
Denis Shibanov
Production Design
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What is DAU. Brave People about?
It is 1953, Stalin has just died. It is a troubled and uncertain period for the whole of the Soviet Union, particularly for the state security services. In the Institute, a secret research facility, the scientists continue their theoretical and experimental work. Every night they strain their ears to listen for footsteps in the dark corridors: who have they come for this time? Who has reported on who? Having survived the fear and humiliation of an interrogation, the Head of the Theoretical Department, Andrei Losev, refuses to cooperate with the security services, only to face a new ordeal back in his own home.
Who directed DAU. Brave People?
DAU. Brave People was directed by Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Alexey Slyusarchuk.
Who stars in DAU. Brave People?
The principal cast of DAU. Brave People includes Andrey Losev, Alexey Blinov, Pavel Gordienko, Darya Berzhitskaya, Irina Titova.
When was DAU. Brave People released and how long is it?
DAU. Brave People was released in 2020 with a total runtime of 2h 33m.