Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Alexey Trifonov
Chief of the General Department (1952–1960); Head of the Institute (1960–1966)
Lead
Ekaterina Yuspina
Librarian (1942-1947); Head of the library (1951-1953)
Tatiana Polozhy
Journalist; Literary editor of Izvestiya Instituta (The Institute News)
AE
Alexander Efimov
Junior research scientist in the mathematical physics laboratory
Teodor Currentzis
Dau
Radmila Shegoleva
Nora
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ilya Khrzhanovsky's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. DAU. Katya Tanya is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
