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Based on a true story, 'Under Jakob's Ladder' is a full-length feature film that takes place in the Soviet Union during 1938. Jakob, a former teacher who lost his job due to the new Communist system, can only stand by and watch as the world around him slowly disintegrates and fear and suspicion rule the day. Like most of the men in his village, he soon finds himself in a Soviet prison. But it is there that he discovers that the freedom he craves might actually be found within the walls of his cell.
Theatrical
Jul 25, 2011
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Sal Rendino
Bruno
M
Matthew R. Staley
Karl
S
Sean Patrick Folster
Yosif
P
Peter Iasillo Jr.
Vovik
C
Chloe Roe
Marta
V
Victoria Bundonis
Rachel
A
Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff
Emma
K
Ken Jennings
Oigen
S
Stass Klassen
David
G
Grzegorz Kowalczyk
Rudi
P
Philip Willingham
Ivan
H
Horacio F. Lazo
Pepchik
A
Armen Garo
Serzhant
M
Michael Satow
Teo
A
Aaron Schroeder
Norbert
J
Jason Catron
Otto
J
Jeff Stewart
Jakob
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Paul Mauriello
Drago
