The film by Oleksiy Kiryushchenko demonstrates all the clichés, flaws and tastelessness of Ukrainian television production at the turn of the 2000s and 2010s.
On 20 March, the English-language version of the documentary Slovo House was released. The film about the Executed Renaissance will then be screened in the UK, Austria, Germany, Estonia, Canada, France and the USA.
A film about people sheltering in a high-rise basement from shelling in February 2022 has been released. It was intended as an airtight thriller, but the poster failed to capture interest.
For the first time in 28 years, a Ukrainian film was screened in the main competition at the Berlinale. It is a mosaic study of school life during the war.
On 13 February, a Polish drama about a Ukrainian family that turned from tourists to refugees on 24 February 2022 is released. Poland has nominated this film for an Oscar.
Cinema is a powerful tool for mass communication, and Ukraine is currently underperforming in this area. There is a need to review the tasks of the State Film Agency, its structure…
It is difficult to attach simplified national markers to Muratova's work. The labels "Soviet" or "Russian" fall off as soon as you carefully watch her movie.