Abode of Dawn

This documentary examines a secluded community established in the Siberian Taiga during the early 1990s. For thirty years, a group of men and women lived in isolation from the rest of the world under the leadership of Sergey Torop. After a spiritual awakening, Torop adopted the name Vissarion and presented himself as a messiah and the son of God. Together with his followers, he built a settlement known as the Abode of Dawn, or Sun City, with the intention of creating a new type of society.

The film was directed and produced by Kristina Shtubert. It is a German production created by the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin. The finished work has a runtime of 105 minutes and was released on August 27, 2026.