DAU. Brave People (2020): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2020, DAU. Brave People is a drama film directed by Ilya Khrzhanovsky, running about 153 minutes.

What it’s about. It is 1953, Stalin has just died. It is a troubled and uncertain period for the whole of the Soviet Union, particularly for the state security services. In the Institute, a secret research facility, the scientists continue their theoretical and experimental work. Every night they strain their ears to listen for footsteps in the dark corridors: who have they come for this time? Who has reported on who? Having survived the fear and humiliation of an interrogation, the Head of the Theoretical Department, Andrei Losev, refuses to cooperate with the security services, only to face a new ordeal back in his own home.

Who’s in it. DAU. Brave People stars Andrey Losev as Head of the Quantum Theory Laboratory, Alexey Blinov as Head of the Experimental Department, Pavel Gordienko as Head of the Institute Special Administration Department (KGB) and Darya Berzhitskaya as Junior research scientist: biochemistry laboratory, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.3/10, DAU. Brave People has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch DAU. Brave People page.

If you liked it. Fans of DAU. Brave People tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.