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.
Nikolai
Bruno

Yasha
Karl

Yosif

Vovik

Marta

Rachel
Emma

Oigen
David

Rudi

Ivan

Pepchik
Hans
Serzhant

Eye-Patch
Teo
Ludwig
Norbert

Otto

Viktor
Jakob
Thick-Neck

Drago
