I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming

Plot

The love of Olya and Oleh, a young queer Ukrainian couple, is put to the test when one partner’s gender transition collides with Russia’s full-scale invasion. As war narrows and challenges the boundaries of masculinity and femininity, they struggle to preserve their bond and sense of self. What does it mean to be a man in a country that is fighting for its identity and survival?

About I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming

I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming (German: Selten wache ich träumend auf) is a 2026 drama film directed by Isabelle Stever, and written by Anna Melikova. It stars Tania Myronyshena, Markus Bright, Iryna Mak, Viktor Zhdanov, Maiia Sobolevska, Maria Myronyshena and Oleksandr Rudynskyi. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 79th Locarno Film Festival on 9 August 2026, where it competed for the Golden Leopard.

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