This is the story of a man who turned Ukrainian dance into an explosion of emotion and drive. Pavlo Virskyi (1905-1975) is a choreographer who transformed the stage into a battlefield for beauty and freedom, and every movement into a small theater. The legendary Virskyi Ensemble conquered stages from Paris to Tokyo, received standing ovations in the world's most prestigious halls, and made audiences applaud while standing. His virtuoso productions, from dizzying hopaks to complex multi-figure compositions, have become the benchmark of mastery that no one has yet surpassed.

Archival footage, memories of friends and students, incredible performances and behind-the-scenes secrets reveal how his dance survived wars, censorship, and time to continue to inspire and impress today.

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What is the meaning of life for the main character? With this question, he turns to his dark side. The struggle between imagination and reality

SHORT SYNOPSIS (EN) 

The protagonist experiences deep insecurity and social isolation. People around him used to see an introvert, a social phobic, a sociopath, a melancholic. After losing his job and being overwhelmed by everything happening around him, his inner state finally collapses. Searching for answers, he turns to his hidden self to confront his questions and understand who he truly is. The line between reality and imagination fades, revealing a profound internal conflict.

An adaptation of the bestselling novel Eternal: Confession at the Pass of Spirit by Myroslav Dochynets. 

The film tells the life story of a real 104-year-old Carpathian sage's journey to eternal wisdom. It is a confession of a great soul, a man who experienced historic events throughout his lifetime that had changed the lives of entire nations and had redrawn borders.

The main character’s personality is formed by overcoming the overwhelming hardships and pain that life throws at him, and so it becomes his lifelong road of discovery and enlightenment, which lead him to the temple of inner harmony and love for the Universe.

In the face of human cruelty, our hero remains humane, kind, and true to his convictions. His stamina, thirst for new experiences, and innate harmony with Nature, his wise teacher, help keep him on his sacred path. Set across the 20th century Ukraine, this spiritual, period-piece drama centers around a person who steps outside the bounds of time and space to discover the limits of the human spirit. This is the tale of Andriy Voron, the one that some people call “Eternity Man”.

Narrated by Andriy in his old age, the story uses a fractured structure that mimics the very act of remembering, as the story itself is based entirely on Andriy's memories. The memories of the many lives he has lived blur together in a way that shows the purpose of a whole life lived in harmony with nature and God.

At one moment, we are with him as a 9-year-old boy who learns about his missing father and the rules of Ukrainian society in the 1920s.

The next moment, we are on a Ukrainian battlefield in 1939 as the 25-year-old Andriy now learns about the horrors of war in a most brutal war scene.

Each time the story jumps to another time and place in the old narrator’s memories, our hearts jump as we wonder whether he will survive the war, the heartbreak, the isolation, and even self-doubt. Ultimately, this story shows that humankind can reach enlightenment even in the harshest of times, at times of war, racial divide, poverty and inhumane conditions. The viewer is invited to follow along the main character’s path of life, to see through his eyes, to feel with his heart, to sense even the slightest changes in his internal state and mindset, and to share his breath and heartbeat. Andriy's unconditional faith proves that at the end of every tunnel there is a light because it is in the heart.

How much is there in these two words – irritation, tenderness, laughter, love? And a bit of shame when she knows everything about you. Even what you have forgotten yourself.

This film is about all mothers and for all of us. About those moments when you say, “Mooom, don't start,” – and she starts anyway. About calls asking, “Have you eaten?” when you're in court or on a date. Film about superpowers that work even thousands of kilometers away. Would you like me to help with anything else related to this text?