A feature-length sequel based on the TV series Kyiv Day and Night (2016–2019).

The film explores how our favourite characters have changed, how they are growing up, and the challenges they face today, whilst retaining their trademark energy and sincerity.

The film is based on real events that formed the basis of one of the most high-profile operations of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.

It is the story of a family man, a special service officer whose personal life was destroyed by the war... His friends help him to get back into the ranks. A commander and a junior colleague develop one of the most successful operations in the history of the special services... And take revenge on the enemy.

On the eve of St Nicholas’s Day, in a cosy Carpathian hotel, St Nicholas and his helpers are getting ready to grant the children’s wishes. But suddenly they find a letter that had been lost and had lain unread for over 30 years. It was written by a boy called Borya from a children’s home, whose wish never came true. The boy has grown up and stopped believing in miracles, and as his faith fades, so too does St Nicholas’s magical power. They must set things right before the festival.

Now the helpers must find Boris as an adult — the very same boy. But he bears no resemblance whatsoever to the child who wrote the letter: he is a cynical and wealthy investor who believes in neither love nor family. Following a chance accident, Boris begins to see a nine-year-old boy by his side — himself as a child. And before St Nicholas’s Day arrives, he must fulfil his childhood dream, otherwise he will lose the ability to feel joy forever, and St Nicholas will lose his magical powers.

Since launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian leaders have imposed methods for undermining Ukraine’s future by targeting its children. Russian troops are regularly accused of abducting minors, then forcing them into adoptions or captivity so they can be re-educated as Russian patriots.

Children In The Fire is the collective war diary of resilient Ukrainians who witnessed the worst of humanity, yet remain motivated young athletes, performers and public servants. Through live-action footage and Ukrainian artists’ animation, the documentary joins eight kids on international journeys to pursue their goals. Each child embodies the promise of their homeland and the potential of a nonviolent world.