KEVIN STEVENS

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Song for Katya

song for katya

In a freezing winter at the height of the Cold War, jazz pianist Drew Fisher travels from New York to Moscow as part of a government-sponsored musical tour. His music is sublime, but beneath the surface he is haunted by the demons of past addiction and personal failure. Tour organizer Katya Timoshenko is locked in a very different battle; trapped in a loveless marriage to a high ranking official, she is fighting to keep herself and her children safe from the menace of the Soviet state. When Drew and Katya meet, the attraction is instantaneous, and their love unfolds beneath the suspicious eyes of both governments. Against seemingly impossible odds they plan a future together, but the authorities move to frustrate their love and leave them with the most difficult of choices.