The Guide

122 minutes - Ukraine 2014

Genre DramaHistorical

Category Full-length

Director Olesy Sanіn

Ukraine, 1930s. American engineer Michael Shamrock and his son come to Kharkiv to help build socialism. Here, he falls in love with actress Olga Levitsk, who has long been an eye for an influential NKVD employee.

In tragic circumstances, an American dies and his son is saved from pursuers by a blind kobzar. Having no other chance to survive in a foreign country, the guy becomes a guide. Their journey, filled with dangerous adventures, takes place against the backdrop of the most dramatic pages of Ukrainian history and the destruction of human destinies.

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Movie Critics: 0, Spectators: 8

F 63.9 Love Sickness

83 minutes - FranceUkraine 2013

Genre Comedy

Category Full-length

Director Dmitriy TomashpolskyiOlena Dem'yanenko

Events are happening in Ukraine, we can assume that in the near future. Ukrainian scientists have decided to shock the whole world by sending two Ukrainian astronauts into orbit and researching the effect of the absence of gravity on sex.

The name of the film comes from a decision by the World Health Organization (WHO) that included love in the list of mental disorders under code F63.9 along with alcoholism, kleptomania and substance abuse.

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Chronicle of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army 1942-1954

114 minutes - Ukraine 2014

Genre Documentary and game

Category Full-length documentary

Director Taras Himich

The story of the history of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army 1942-1954 through the lens of the testimony of thirty-four eyewitnesses and direct participants in the events (more than one hundred interviewed). The creators of the tape offer to look at the Ukrainian insurgent movement from the perspective of ordinary people, without the pathos, hoaxes and propaganda clichés. Oral stories open an unconventional look at the nature of the UPA's struggles, make it possible to feel the atmosphere and spirit of the era, to plunge into the maelstrom of tumultuous events.

Love and hatred, dedication and betrayal, heroism and low spirits - all combined in the history of the UPA, leaving no room for only black or white colors.

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The Tribe

132 minutes - NetherlandsUkraine 2014

Genre DramaCrime

Category Full-length

Director Miroslav Slaboshpicykiy

On September 1, a guy named Sergei arrives at a boarding school for people with hearing impairments. He is introduced to one of the students by the nickname Shnyr, who represents Sergius – King, leader of the criminal organization Tribe, which includes residents of the boarding school and a teacher of work. The king, having become convinced that Sergei does not suffer from drug addiction, assigns him a trial of a fight with the best of his people. The guy wins and is sent to the first cause – robbery. In celebration of his successful performance, Sergei meets Anya, who works as a prostitute in the King's band and is his concubine.

After an accident with pimp Annie dies, his place is taken by Sergei. He pays her for sex with him and falls in love with her. After that, Anya becomes pregnant and spends Sergiy's stolen money on abortion. Meanwhile, the King, along with a labor teacher, agrees with a sponsor to send Anya, along with another prostitute, to Italy as a sex slave. They are given a foreign passport, but when Sergey learns about it, he takes Anin's passport and tears it to pieces. The king and his men beat him until he lost consciousness. At night that day, Sergei kills the King and his associates while they are asleep and goes away.

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Movie Critics: 10, Spectators: 7

War at Own Cost

33 minutes - Ukraine 2014

Genre Documentary

Category Short documentary

Director Leonіd KanterІvan Yasnіy

The story of how ordinary guys went to defend their native land. The film depicts the life of one of the first volunteer battalions that was formed after the Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine began in 2014.

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Movie Critics: 0, Spectators: 0

Adventures of Kotygoroshko and his friends

52 minutes - Ukraine 2014

Genre ComedyAnimation

Director Yaroslava Rudenko-Shvedova

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Maidan

130 minutes - NetherlandsUkraine 2014

Genre Documentary

Category Full-length documentary

Director Serhіy Loznicya

The Maidan is a chronicle of civil society uprising against the Yanukovych regime that took place in the winter of 2013/14. The film tells the story of the revolution: from peaceful rallies on Independence Square to bloody street battles between protesters and police.

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Movie Critics: 0, Spectators: 7

Compassion

8 minutes - Ukraine 2013

Genre DramaComedyTragicomedy

Category Short

Director Oleh Martyrosian

A woman prepares a holiday for her boyfriend, but he comes with another girl, takes his passport and leaves. At this point, a neighbor appears with salt in his hands.

Participation in the festivals Prologue 2013, Open Night double 17.

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Movie Critics: 0, Spectators: 0