I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming

I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming is an upcoming drama about a young queer couple in Ukraine named Olha and Oleh. Their relationship and individual identities are strained as one partner undergoes a gender transition during the Russian invasion. The story explores the concepts of masculinity and femininity and the struggle to maintain a romantic bond while the country fights for its survival.

This project is the second film directed by Isabelle Stever, following her 2022 work Grand Jete. The screenplay was written by Anna Melikova, and the film was produced by Uwe Schott and Tom Tykwer. The production is a collaboration between companies from Ukraine and Germany, including X Filme Creative Pool, WDR, 2Brave Productions, and Magic Media Production. The main cast features Tania Myronyshena as Olha and Markus Bright as Oleh, supported by Iryna Mak, Viktor Zhdanov, Maiia Sobolevskaya, and Mary Myronyshena. The movie has a runtime of 100 minutes and is scheduled for release on February 25, 2027.