Women Occupied is a 90-minute-long creative documentary film that provides an intimate, ruminative and thoughtful reflection on psychological trauma inflicted on women by last European wars. The film consists of three intertwined novels which together tell the stories of women survivors in Ukraine, Bosnia, and Germany who were subjected to mass rape during war during the previous century in Europe. As their stories unfold, we follow the women’s path from suffering the trauma to healing from it and toward regaining their power and dignity in search of justice.

Three stories will be told in parallel, but the main focus will be on a Ukrainian woman. The observation of her daily life will help us to get to know her step by step. We will observe her therapy sessions and see how she copes with the challenges that she faces in the aftermath of trauma and fleeing her home in the midst of a war. The other characters are women from Bosnia and Germany. They provide us with a global perspective which shows how their experiences, decisions, or actions were taken or not taken. And the way in which they affected their lives, the lives of their family and society. As well as what lessons they can share through their life story. This exploration will give the time and distance and insight that the main protagonist cannot give as she remains too close to her trauma. We will also observe their relationship with their families.

The film will also attempt to answer the question of how conflict-related sexual violence debases the whole society. We intend the film will help build women's solidarity against rape as a weapon of war and to offer a model for how a person can heal from trauma, and become stronger from the crimes committed against them.

Conscience. Remorse. Catharsis.

Mystical and surreal events unfold in a hotel room, linking the mysterious murder of a young man and the stay of a girl who is tormented by her conscience for unknown actions she committed earlier in her life. The bedding, wardrobes with bedside tables, walls, and even the light glow red, and classical music echoes in her ears. The young girl takes pills for insomnia and has flashbacks that only she understands, which partially reveal what really happened within the walls of this room…

White and dark roses, a kitchen knife with a blue handle, an innocent primary school girl in a wardrobe — everything is connected, and only through remorse caused by conscience is it possible to achieve moral purification and spiritual elevation — a phenomenon known by the ancient Greek name ‘catharsis’.

At the centre of the story is a brilliant scientist whose life is turned upside down by a betrayal that not only robs him of his discovery but also of his reason for living. Having returned to Odessa, he has one goal: to reclaim not only the diamond, but also the honour that was taken from him along with his brilliant invention.

Once upon a time, he created a unique stone that combined the power of science with the beauty of nature. But it was stolen, he was framed, and his reputation was ruined. An impostor built a career, wealth and a glamorous life on this. But the truth always finds a way—even if that path leads through danger.

The hero is drawn into a perilous game where the past is inextricably linked to the present. Chases, cunning intrigues, secrets and unexpected twists – every episode keeps you on the edge of your seat. And then there’s a new love that changes the rules of the game.

Based on the story of Ernest Hemingway's White Elephants.

The action takes place in a train station cafe, at God's forgotten ancient station, in the midst of picturesque Ukrainian Carpathians. We are witnessing the most complicated conversation between a man and a woman trying to justify one another's decisions.