I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming
completed movie Secondary GL

I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming (2026)

Selten wache ich träumend auf

DE 100 min/ep Drama

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.

🏳️‍🌈 This German-Ukrainian documentary film (Selten wache ich träumend auf) officially features a canon sapphic/queer female narrative. It chronicles the raw, real-life struggles of Olha, a queer woman navigating her LGBTQ+ identity, romantic devotion, and survival in Ukraine alongside her trans/queer companion Oleh amidst wartime conditions.

Cast

Tania Myronyshena Olha
Markus Bright Oleh
Iryna Mak
Iryna Mak Maryna
Viktor Zhdanov
Viktor Zhdanov Vasyl
Maiia Sobolevskaya Rada
Mary Myronyshena Dasha
Oleksandr Rudynskyi
Oleksandr Rudynskyi Pavel

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