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Totems

2022-02-18 · 52 min / episode · ★ 6.4

Drama · War & Politics

Set in 1965 in the midst of the Cold War, Totems follows a French scientist, Francis Mareuil, as he begins working as a spy. While working for the French Secret Service and the CIA, Mareuil meets Lyudmila Goloubeva, a pianist forced to work for the KGB. A romance blossoms between them but neither can be sure what is an expression of their true feelings, and what is the fruit of political shenanigans.

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Creators
Olivier Dujols, Juliette Soubrier
Production companies
Gaumont Télévision
Countries
France
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Niels SchneiderNiels SchneiderFrancis Mareuil
Vera KolesnikovaVera KolesnikovaLyudmila Goloubeva
José GarciaJosé GarciaVirgile Hiriart
Lambert WilsonLambert WilsonCharles Contignet
Ana GirardotAna GirardotAnne Mareuil
Aleksey GuskovAleksey GuskovBoris Goloubev
Mikhail GorevoyMikhail GorevoyDimitri Yemeline
Tim AhernTim AhernLarry Goldstein
Daniela HirshDaniela HirshHortense
Jules Dhios FranciscoPaul Mareuil
Surho SugaipovSurho SugaipovYuri Melia
Eden DucourantEden DucourantMartine
Carolina JurczakCarolina JurczakMarie Contignet
François GirardFrançois GirardPierre
Petr HanakIvo
Antonin MaurelAntonin MaurelCol. Loridon

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