“Slovo” House. Unfinished Novel

Overview

Kharkiv, the 1930s. The heyday of Ukrainian art. Ambitious young poet Vladimir Akimov happily settles in at the new luxury "Slovo" House built specifically for artists. He comes from the provinces and works as a proof-reader in a printing press, and has never even dreamed of living under one roof with prominent Ukrainian writers and artists. He thinks his own poetry is genius, but nobody takes his literary efforts seriously, not to mention the occasional chuckles over his epigone poems. But fate smiles at him. The head of the political intelligence agency suggests that he become the author of a play written earlier. Akimov agrees, signing a non- disclosure note. The poet has no idea what price he will pay for this success. “‘Slovo’ House” is a story about a generation of Ukrainian artists persecuted by the totalitarian system, unfolding against the backdrop of one of the largest genocides of the 20th century: the Holodomor, which caused the death of almost 7 million people.

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Cast

Dmytro Oliinyk

Volodymyr Akimov

Viacheslav Dovzhenko

Mykola Khvylovyi

Nina Naboka

Aunty Varia

Maryna Koshkina

Halia

Valeriia Khodos

Raisa Troianker

Yurii Odynokyi

Merer, NKVD officer

Andrii Mai

Volodymyr Sosiura

Yuliia Chepurko

Mariia Sosiura

Kostiantyn Temliak

Pavlo Tychyna

Hennadii Popenko

Mykhailo Semenko