DAU. Three Days

DAU. Three Days

104 mins | Drama | May 1, 2020

It is 1956. Dau is a distinguished Soviet scientist who meets up with the love of his youth – Maria, a Greek actress – during her three day visit to Moscow. They haven't seen each other for 25 years. Dau is a successful and prosperous scientist, but feels excruciatingly dissatisfied with his family life. Through Maria he hopes to regain lost harmony and beauty, but reality intrudes when Nora, Dau's wife, returns home.

DAU. Three Days

104 mins | Drama | May 1, 2020

DAU. Three Days
It is 1956. Dau is a distinguished Soviet scientist who meets up with the love of his youth – Maria, a Greek actress – during her three day visit to Moscow. They haven't seen each other for 25 years. Dau is a successful and prosperous scientist, but feels excruciatingly dissatisfied with his family life. Through Maria he hopes to regain lost harmony and beauty, but reality intrudes when Nora, Dau's wife, returns home.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Phenomen Berlin Filmproduktions (DE), Phenomen Films, Phenomen Ukraine
Original title DAU. Three Days
Directors Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Jekaterina Oertel
Writers Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Jekaterina Oertel

Cast

Maria Nafpliotou

as Friend of Dau

Alexey Trifonov

as Chief of the General Department (1952–1960); Head of the Institute (1960–1966)

Anna Volkova

as Housemaid to the Dau family