Of Freaks and Men

St. Petersburg, early 20th century. The handsome and secretive Johann specializes in shooting erotic pictures depicting the floggings of bare-bottomed women. With the help of his assistants, the photographic creations gradually penetrate the peaceful households of two upper-class Russian families.

6.33

93 min

Cast

Sergey Makovetskiy

as Yohan

Dinara Drukarova

as Liza

Anzhelika Nevolina

as Ekaterina Kirillovna

Viktor Sukhorukov

as Viktor Ivanovich

Yuriy Galtsev

as producer

Alyosha Dyo

as Kolya

Chingiz Tsydendambayev

as Tolya

Vadim Prokhorov

as Putilov

Aleksandr Mezentsev

as Stasov - doctor

Igor Shibanov

as Radlov - engineer

Darya Yugrens

as Grunia

Boris Smolkin

as photographer

Lyudmila Arzhannikova

as old prostitute

Tatyana Polonskaya

as Daria

Mikhail Tryasorukov

as administrator

Valeriy Filonov

as machinist

Anvar Libabov

as bellboy

Irina Rakshina

as Liza's aunt

Valeriya Yakovleva

as shop model

Ilya Shakunov

as man in the window

Marina Gladkaya

as Radlov's wife

Director

Aleksei Balabanov