Passion Online
A beautiful girl is visited by the twin brother of her beloved: love turns into chaos, sin and atonement.
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Vladyslava Gavryliuk | - | Lesya |
| Borys Ukrainskiy | - | Twin Brothers (Misha, Lev) |
| Lidia Golovataja | - | Grandma |
| Alexandr Domowoy | - | Paramilitary 1 |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Enrico Rodriguez Barone | - | Hospital visitor |
| Juri Ivantsenko | - | Grandson |
| Margus Kobing | - | Paramilitary 2 |
| Thomas Kolli | - | Doctor |
| Joseph Latimer | - | Foreigner (voice) |
| Meelika Lehola | - | Medic |
| Igor Svirida | - | Priest |
Opening titles indicate that the Passion film is influenced by the actual events in Ukraine, giving a hint to the symbolism of its story.
International crew & acting talents: the Passion film was made by a truly international team, a common feature in many Slavik Bihun films' productions - from Belarus, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, the UK (Scotland), Ukraine and Venezuela.
The first scene was off-screen love-making: the Passion film production was scheduled so that the first scene made was the Lesya and Lev's love-making which happens off-screen. The actors performed it in a sound studio one early morning.
The double role: the actor Borys Ukrainskyi performed two roles of the twins in the Passion film (Lev and Misha). His last name literally means a Ukrainian, though in the film he plays the Russian young poet and paramilitary.
Brechtian style: the film director Slavik Bihun's intention was to combine both Aristotelian and Brechtian storytelling styles. In other words, to have the audience both emotionally and rationally involved, depending on a scene.
Symbolic drama: the Passion film is foremost a symbolic drama influenced by present tragic events in Ukraine (the invasion and further occupation of the Crimea and other regions). In that light, the film is a story of relationship in which Lesya represents Ukraine and Misha and Lev represent opposite sides of the Russia's character (persona).
Poetry: the script of the Passion film included a love verse written in Russian and English by film director Slavik Bihun which Lesya and Lev, film characters, were reading to each other. However, it was not included in the final cut.