Synopse
A gripping drama about the sinister practice of Soviet »punitive psychiatry« against political dissidents. Young Andriy, an electrician with a lifestyle that is not loyal to the regime, is arrested for »anti-Soviet propaganda«. He experiences the cruelty of the system in a psychiatric ward, where he is to be broken with medication and psychological pressure. But Andrey does not give up.
Regie
DENYS TARASOV (*1984 in Ukraine) studied directing at the National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television in Kyiv. Diagnosis: Dissent is his feature film debut.
Info
Original Title: БожеВільні
International Title: Diagnosis: Dissent
Category: Feature
Section: Molodist
Version & Subtitles: Ukrainian OV with English subtitles
Director: Denys Tarasov
Screenplay: Ksenia Zastavskaya
Cast/Protagonists: Kostiantyn Temliak, Irma Vitovska, Serhii Kalantai, Ostap Stupka, Vitalii Salii, Andrii Mostrenko, Pavlo Kostitsyn, Serhii Kysil, Anastasiia Pustovit, Roman Yakymchuk, Dmytro Oliinyk, Yevhen Chernykov, Oleh Stefan, Artem Martynishyn, Oles Katsion, Nataliia Babenko, Oleksandr Piskunov, Anzhelika Hyrych, Oleh Stalchuk, Viktor Zhdanov
Production country: Ukraine
Year of Production: 2023
Length: 119 min
Producer: Artem Koliubaiev, Valeria Ivanenko, Taras Bosak
Production company: Common Victory Production
Cinematography: Ievhenii Kyrei
Music: Hossein Mirzagholi
