"The Innermost Man" is part of a series on literature and survival under totalitarianism by filmmaker Roma Liberov.
"The Innermost Man" is inspired by the life and prose of Andrei Platonov, one of Russia's most paradoxical writers. It is a captivating new addition to Liberov's series about 20th century Russian writers, who each found a way to survive harsh Soviet realities and preserve their talent and integrity amid censorship, pressure or threats.
The film's title is a reference to Platonov's 1928 novel of the same name. The filmmaker takes "the innermost man" as a personification of a genuine, sincere person, true to themselves, someone, whose precious inner world survives any challenges, turbulence or torment that the outside world may throw at them.
We were honoured to design the promotional poster for the film.