I RARELY WAKE UP DREAMING
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 |


















