
Two scientists grow old and weary together in a secret Soviet Institute, their unconventional friendship the only consistency in a lifetime of personal and professional disappointments.
Alexey BlinovHead of the Experimental DepartmentMaria ShtilmarkInterpreterIrina TitovaSenior assistant in the spatial fluctuations research laboratoryFyodor SofronovHead of the Acoustic Research laboratory
Alina AlekseevaAssistant to the Head of the Experimental Department
Olga ShkabarnyaWaitress; Head of the café (1952-1960)