Anna Karamazoff

A woman returning from a labor camp, she carries a diary and navigates a web of unfamiliar apartment life after her documents vanish. Her search for her mother's grave sets her on a morally ambiguous path, and she often appears torn between risk and necessity. The character embodies uncertainty about her future in a society still reeling from war.

A surreal figure who shoots at Anna with an imaginary bow while he is described as a young man covered in liquid clay and wearing a women's purse on his belt. His presence introduces a dreamlike, threatening tone that punctuates Anna's journey.

One of the two men in the communal apartment who interacts with Anna and other residents, adding to the claustrophobic and enigmatic atmosphere of postwar living.

One of the three Uzbek women inhabiting the apartment, contributing to the sense of crowded, tense communal living and adding cultural texture to the postwar setting.

A mad grandmother living with her grandsons in a house filled with avant-garde art. She reveals the death of Anna's mother and guides the younger generation through a maze of memory and motive.

A grandson living in a household of art and eccentricity; his interactions with Anna and Mari reflect a playful yet dangerous postwar environment.

A young girl in the household who shares information about her mother's grave and contributes to the film's sense of lost family and memory.

A impoverished ally who previously helped note a singer but now partners with Anna to commit theft and murder, illuminating how poverty and desperation drive risky choices.

A rich retired military officer who becomes a target; his murder catalyzes the film's mid-section and tests Anna's resolve.

The wife of the murdered officer, who becomes entwined in the crime plot and adds a personal stake to the story's tension.

A filmmaker who persuades the sisters to pursue a ritual on the carpet, guiding the narrative toward a fateful front-line confrontation.

A character from the film-within-a-film who, along with Lena, explores a legend about a magical carpet and the consequences of seeking belief through material objects.

A silent film star depicted within the movie's meta-narrative, playing a counterpart to Natasha in the carpet legend subplot.