
DAU. Katya Tanya
Katya, a young librarian, believes in love, but her ideals are crushed by reality. After a string of disappointing affairs, Katya finally finds tenderness and understanding in the arms of her colleague, a journalist called Tanya. But then the First Department interferes: the state security services see this relationship as unacceptable for a Soviet woman.
Top Billed Cast
Alexey Trifonov
Chief of the General Department (1952–1960); Head of the Institute (1960–1966)

Ekaterina Yuspina
Librarian (1942-1947); Head of the library (1951-1953)
Tatiana Polozhy
Journalist; Literary editor of Izvestiya Instituta (The Institute News)
Alexander Efimov
Junior research scientist in the mathematical physics laboratory
Featured Crew

Ilya Khrzhanovsky
Director

Ilya Khrzhanovsky
Screenplay
Jürgen Jürges
Director of Photography

Jekaterina Oertel
Director
Denis Shibanov
Production Design
Maya Maffioli
Editor

Jekaterina Oertel
Makeup & Hair

Ilya Khrzhanovsky
Producer

Jekaterina Oertel
Screenplay
Sergey Adonyev
Producer