The film tells the story of Mykola Filonov — a volunteer who endured immense hardships, a long recovery and numerous operations. Just when his strength was at its lowest ebb, support came from an unexpected source: his young daughter Vlada picked up a paintbrush and became the one who showed him the way to a new chapter in his life.

‘Dad’s Colours’ brings together two worlds in a single frame — the harsh reality of lived experience and a child’s bright perspective, capable of restoring hope and inspiring others. It is a story about how inner strength helps us find a foothold and move forward.

Movie 25 from the movie Unknown Ukraine. Essays on our history.

At the heart of the film is the legend of the visit to the Kiev mountains by the apostle Andrew the First-Called, the establishment of the Cross, symbolizing the coming triumph of a new era, and the prophecy of the glittering heyday of Kiev in the future.

The beginning of the Lithuanian era. The struggle between Lithuania and Poland for Galicia-Volyn lands in the fourteenth century.

Movie 97 from the movie Unknown Ukraine. Essays on our history.

Kronstadt uprising. Punitive expeditions of Tukhachevsky. The defeat of Yuri Tyutyunnik's army. The Famine of 1921-22 in Ukraine. NEP. Formation of the USSR and its membership in the Ukrainian SSR. Temporary Ukrainianization.