Open relationship

NOVEMBER 22 · 2026

After moving from Russia to Germany, a couple decides to open their relationship. What begins as an experiment in freedom leads to dating apps, new encounters, jealousy, desire, and uncomfortable questions about what they actually want from each other. An intimate queer drama about immigration, identity, and how complicated honesty becomes when the familiar rules of love no longer apply.

Cast

Trevor Jonathan Lown

PLAYWRIGHT

Igor Sergeev

Igor Sergeev is a playwright, director, actor, and voice actor. A graduate of Saint Petersburg’s School of Russian Drama, he spent ten years at Theatre Na Liteinom and co-led Takoy Teatr and the Skorokhod venue from 2016 to 2021. His production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s The Iranian Conference received four Golden Mask Award nominations. His voice work includes Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil 4 Remake, and more than 126 audiobooks. His play Open Relationship was shortlisted for the Lubimovka Festival, translated into German, and presented as a staged reading in Munich.

DIRECTOR

Dima Barch

Dima Barch is a Russian filmmaker known for his bold visual style and unapologetically queer voice. His breakout short film Dead End combines horror, surrealism, and social commentary. His short The Power of the Strike, set entirely in a bowling alley, was praised by Dread Central for “channeling the anarchic energy of George A. Romero, John Waters, and Gregg Araki.” Now living in exile after publicly opposing Russia’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies, he continues to explore identity, rebellion, and liberation through genre cinema.

TRANSLATOR

Open relationship

Cast

Igor Sergeev

Dima Barch

Rostislav Godlevsky