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I RARELY WAKE UP DREAMING

by Isabelle Stever

synopsis

Olha and Oleh are a couple living in Ukraine, navigating their lives as open LGBTQ+ individuals in a society that often marginalizes them. Their private world of love and identity is already fragile, but the external landscape is about to shatter completely. As Russia's war of aggression escalates, the couple finds themselves trapped between the immediate physical danger of the conflict and the persistent threat of prejudice. Their relationship is tested not only by the chaos of war but by the struggle to maintain their authentic selves in a rapidly deteriorating environment.

international title: I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming
original title: I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming
country: Germany, Ukraine
sales agent: Outplay Films
year: 2026
genre: fiction
directed by: Isabelle Stever
film run: 100'
screenplay: Anna Melikova
cast: Tania Myronyshena, Markus Bright, Iryna Mak, Viktor Zhdanov, Maiia Sobolevska, Maria Myronyshena, Oleksandr Rudynskyi
cinematography by: Volodymyr Usyk
film editing: Paul Groebel, Laura Lauzemis
art director: Yurii Denysenkov
costumes designer: Asya Sutyagina
producer: Uwe Schott, Tom Tykwer
co-producer: Natalia Libet, Olha Bregman
executive producer: Anna Melikova, Josef Reidinger
associate producer: Alexander Bickel, Andrea Hanke
line producer: Martin Hämer, Alexandra Bratyshchenko, Anja Uhland
production: X Filme Creative Pool, WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk

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