Iwan Rabcynski, born in St. Petersburg (Florida), writes Russian melodramas under the pseudonym "John F. Romanoff. He gets his inspiration in Brooklyn, his chosen home. His new novel, which is meant to be autobiographical, begins with his Russian great grandfather in St. Petersburg in 1882 and follows three generations as they survive the country's political upheavals.
| Production | Peter Mayer | Producer |
| Production | Haralds Tregubenko | Production Manager |
| Sound | Gļebs Korotejevs | Sound |
| Writing | Sascha Zhukowski | Writer |
| Editing | Jutta Brante | Editor |
| Camera | Henrik Pilipson | Director of Photography |
| Production | Markus Ibrom | Producer |
| Directing | Alexander Hahn | Director |