Ukraine in Focus

Original title: La Palisiada

Genre: Feature film

Language: Ukrainian, Russian

Runtime: 110

Completed in: 2022

Synopsis:

Two old friends, a police detective and a forensic psychiatrist investigate a murder of a colleague whose widow they both loved when they were young. Immersed in memories of the past, they unconsciously create a future for their children where they reap the fruits of their parents’ lost hopes.

Original title: Ya, Nina

Genre: Feature film

Language: Ukrainian

Runtime: 100

Completed in: 2022

Synopsis:

Nina is a young and successful TV star. She has everything in her life, until her life suddenly changes after she is diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Going from the highest peak to the darkest places she faces personal crisis, confronts fears, stereotypes, betrayal in order to reinvent herself.

Original title: Я і Фелікс

Genre: Feature film

Language: Ukrainian

Runtime: 90

Completed in: 2022

Synopsis:

A coming-of-age story, based on Artem Chekh “Who are you?” autobiographical novel about relationships between a teenager and broken adults in Ukraine, 1990s. One day Tymophiy befriends a Felix – an Afghanistan war veteran, who has has PTSD and he loves classical music…

Original title: Koly nam bulo 15

Genre: Feature film

Language: Ukrainian

Runtime: 90

Completed in: 2023

Synopsis:

15-year old Tonya is the new girl at school. She is facing questions of her ex-boyfriend abuse, dealing with her sexuality and accepting loneliness while trying to find her place in the adult world.