Summary
Natasha runs the canteen at a secret 1950s Soviet research institute. This is the beating heart of the DAU universe, everyone drops in here: the institute's employees, scientists and visiting foreign guests.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 80Audiences 65GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer85%
Metascore75
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.2
Running time
2 h 18 min
Longer than most dramas, +29 min on the typical 109
typical 109138Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2021
August 26, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Russian
Original language
Also spoken
UkrainianEnglishFrenchMade in
United Kingdom
Germany
Russia
Ukraine
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 4
- Ilya Khrzhanovsky Director, Screenplay
- Jekaterina Oertel Director, Makeup Artist
- Inna Schorr Assistant Director, Casting
- Vera Levchenko Assistant Director
Writing · 1
Production · 9
- Philippe Bober Producer
- Artem Vasilyev Producer
- Sergey Adonyev Producer
- Asya Smekalova Casting
- Anastasia Smekalova Casting
- Susanne Marian Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Jürgen Jürges Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Brand Thumim Editor
Sound · 8
- Stefan Smith Sound Designer
- Alex Joseph Sound Designer
- Rob Walker Sound Designer
- Borys Peter Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Maksim Demydenko Sound
- Andy Walker Sound Editor
Art · 1
- Denis Shibanov Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Lyubov Mingazitinova Costume Designer
- Olga Bekritskaya Costume Designer
- Elena Bekritskaya Costume Designer
- Irina Tsvetkova Costume Designer
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Film 13 of 15 · after DAU. Nora Mother · then DAU
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GoodWatch score 50Film 2
- DAU. The Empire. Novel One: Return Of The Prodigal Son (2020)
GoodWatch score 67Film 3
- DAU. Brave People (2020)
GoodWatch score 52Film 4
- DAU. String Theory (2020)
GoodWatch score 41Film 5
- DAU. Nikita Tanya (2020)
GoodWatch score 42Film 6
- DAU. Katya Tanya (2020)
GoodWatch score 49Film 7
- DAU. New Man (2020)
GoodWatch score 53Film 8
- DAU. Sasha Valera (2020)
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- DAU. Conformists (2020)
GoodWatch score 33Film 10
- DAU. Nora Son (2020)
GoodWatch score 59Film 11
- DAU. Nora Mother (2020)
GoodWatch score 52Film 12
- DAU. Natasha (2021)
GoodWatch score 63You're here
- DAU (2026)
GoodWatch score 72Film 14
Film 15
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