She saved lives wearing a mask of betrayal — and nobody thanked her for it.
46 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestIn 1941, Vera Treshnikova was the only doctor left in the city. Her hospital was under 24-hour surveillance by the Gestapo. In order to continue performing her medical duty, Vera pretended to collaborate with the fascists. The townspeople condemned her, but did not know that the girl was hiding a partisan movement center in the hospital.
Acting
Babenkova's face does the work of ten monologues.
Production
Claustrophobic hospital corridors that breathe paranoia.
Writing
The slow reveal of who's actually complicit.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Russian cinema has recently resurfaced stories of 'hidden' WWII heroines previously erased from Soviet narratives — Vera joins this reclamation wave.
Creator Anya Mirokhina reportedly based hospital layouts on actual 1941 Kharkov medical facilities, shooting in preserved Soviet-era buildings now threatened with demolition.
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