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.
Christopher Elliott
as Nikolai
Sal Rendino
as Bruno
Quentin McCuiston
as Yasha
Matthew R. Staley
as Karl
Sean Patrick Folster
as Yosif
Peter Iasillo Jr.
as Vovik
Chloe Roe
as Marta
Victoria Bundonis
as Rachel
Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff
as Emma
Ken Jennings
as Oigen
Stass Klassen
as David
Grzegorz Kowalczyk
as Rudi
