Plot synopsis

The story of a singer who, at the height of her fame, was in a car accident and found herself confined to a hospital bed. Rising star Anna German remained unconscious for 12 days. During those days, she was forced to relive the tragic events of her childhood: her father's arrest accused of espionage, their orphaned family's wanderings across Central Asia, the death of her little brother, the war, and her escape to Poland in hopes of escaping NKVD persecution… Her first love and her first success…

None of the doctors believed she would survive. And even if she did, they predicted she would remain completely immobile for the rest of her life. However, after 12 days in a coma, heaven granted her the chance to start life anew. And she accomplished the impossible, becoming the "white angel" of Soviet pop music…

The episode depicting the life of the singer's family in Tashkent featured a meeting between Anna German's mother and the poetess. Yulia Rutberg played Anna Akhmatova.

Commentaries

Светлана Крючкова и Юлия Рутберг: какие актрисы сыграли Анну Ахматову в фильмах о великой поэтессе и прошлом нашей страны [Actrices qui ont interprété Anna Akhmatova dans des films soviétiques ou russes], fb.ru, 2022

Selected in the following festivals or events :

- Contemporary Russian Poets and Russian or Soviet Cinema, (kinoglaz.fr), 2026

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