Ukrainian Films 2020 - TOP & FLOP
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- DirectorVyacheslav BihunStarsLubomyr HusarA Lubomyr Husar's commandment about the essence of eternity.
- DirectorMykhailo IllienkoStarsIvanna IllienkoDmytro RybalevskyiDmytro LinartovychThe romantic ballad "Toloka" is an adaptation of Taras Shevchenko's poem about three Cossacks who fell in love with Catherine.
- DirectorOleh SentsovAkhtem SeitablaevStarsViktor AndrienkoOleksandr YaremaIrina MakAn absurd and strict dystopian society is suddenly disrupted when its leader is overthrown.
- DirectorTaras DronStarsMaryna KoshkinaOleg ShulgaLarysa RusnakYoung MMA fighter Yuliya has lost her boyfriend in the war in eastern Ukraine. She starts a new relationship to make her life move forward.
- DirectorVyacheslav BihunStarsPavlo IvanchovSerhiy TsybaWhile surgical Maestro Pavlo Ivanchov is saving another life, we are taken on a unique journey inside a body.
- DirectorDmitriy TomashpolskiyStarsAnastasiya YevtushenkoDarya TregubovaSergey KalantayWhen people begin mysteriously disappearing into the water of a hydrotherapy clinic, a talented inspector is assigned the case for investigation, and in turn learns the true horrors of her own identity.
- DirectorVyacheslav KrishtofovichStarsStanislav BoklanOleksandr TokarchukKseniya NikolaevaSlow life in a small seaside town N is suddenly disturbed by a local scandal around a man who has recently passed away. Only his wife and his friend know where he was buried, and they refuse to tell the others, seemingly in accordance to his last will. Each character seeks answers to the questions of their own, but they are searching on the outside, inquiring society and each other, so their efforts are futile. Something is about to happen.
- StarsWiktor LafarowichRoman MutsMyroslava RachynskaThriller TV Series inspired by apocalyptic events of the 13th century.
- DirectorVyacheslav BihunFatalis is a metaphoric look at the life and fate of walnut, a symbol of intelligence, wisdom and inspiration.
- DirectorKhrystyna SyvolapStarsMarianna JanuszewiczAlesya RomanovaRoman LutskyiWelcome to the kitchen of the perfect maid Stefania Chornenko where she excels in cooking while intoxicating the marriage of her half-sister master Adelia Anger against the backdrop of 1900 small town on the outskirts of Austro-Hungary.
- DirectorVyacheslav BihunStarsMariya ChendejMariya Chendej-TreschakOlena ChyzhovaRediscovering Chendej's role in making one of the best movies, «Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors», a timeless Carpathian love story and cinematic image of Ukrainian spirituality.
- DirectorAntonio LukichStarsAndriy LidagovskiyIrma VitovskaIryna OstrovskaA sound engineer tries to record the song of a rare bird that dwells in the Ukrainian mountains.2020 premiering in Ukrainian cinemas
- DirectorIryna TsilykStarsDanylo DydenkoGanna GladkaOlena GladkaTo cope with the daily trauma of living in a war-zone, Anna and her children are making a film together about their life in the most surreal surroundings.
- DirectorVyacheslav BihunStarsStepan StoykoRostyslav StoykaNatalija BekhtaA 100-year-old Ukrainian scholar's inspirational story about longevity, mentality and nature.
- DirectorOksana VoitenkoStarsDenis ShevchenkoVeronika ShostakVadim KurilkoUkraine, 1946. Orest, commander of an insurgent squad, is in a hideout together with his pregnant wife Eva and several fighters. The NKVD surrounds the insurgents. The captain of the commissariat squad gives Orest a choice: he either gives Eva out or accepts an unequal fight.
- DirectorSerhii ShliakhtiukStarsLev PichakhchiNatali BaderDasha DubrovskaThe only dream of nine-year-old Maxim is to find his grandfather, the real Santa Claus. That's why he goes straight to the capital in search of him.
- DirectorRoman PerfilyevStarsRoman LutskyiSergey StrelnikovKateryna SlyusarWhat if Taras Shevchenko put down his pen and took a samurai sword into his hands?
- DirectorZaza BuadzeStarsBogdan BenyukSergey DerevyankoYuri KulinichIn search of her son-pilot, whose humanitarian plane was shot down over the occupied territories of Ukraine, the mother finds herself in a completely alien and aggressive world, where everything is permeated with hatred and suffering. In this hell, she is not only looking for a son, but, having great love and a merciful character in her heart, she changes everyone she meets on her way. And most importantly, she changes herself, gaining truly sacred power. Her despair and pain are reborn in the eternal motherly spirit of the earth, which brings her sons home alive or dead.
- DirectorVolodymyr MulaStarsJohnny BucykJeff ChychrunKen DaneykoThe Untold Story of Hockey Legends
- DirectorSnizhana GusarevychIt's a story about people, who lost themselves in their life, they became homeless, alcohol and drug-addicted, but thanks to the Community "Emaus-Oselya" they were able to socialize and find their place in life, their home and family. It's one of the first organizations in Ukraine that started to work with homeless people. But it's not just a place where the person could to eat or to get clothes, it's the community of mutual assistance. The main idea of the film is to provide an example of the "Emaus - Oselya" that it's easy to help, that status isn't important in life, it's important to remain a human in any situation. "Helping others, help yourself" - this is the main film's purpose.
- DirectorAngel AngelovCompromising on their own lives, two Ukrainian researchers go to the classified territory of Cosmodrome Baikonur to watch the launch of the Soyuz rocket. The protagonist, researcher Dmytro Gromov, and the cameraman Angel Angelov are embarking on a dangerous expedition: both have to cross about 50 km of inhospitable desert in order to illegally enter Baikonur's protected hangars and observe the launch of the rocket. The men are risking being taken to jail if found by the Russian military. Under such unfavorable circumstances, the protagonist is discovering his own personality traits which he was not aware of before: in vulnerability and fear, he is now inclined to quit his endeavor altogether. The adrenaline of discovery finally overtakes the fear of getting caught. An investigation of the classified object turns into an exploration of the self.
- DirectorOleksii HuzFull-length documentary about wedding customs and rites from different parts of Ukraine. The film will immerse the viewer in the world of rich, striking and diverse wedding culture of 8 regions of the country: Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpattia, Kharkiv, Rivne and Chernivtsi.
- DirectorVolodymyr LutskyiStarsKatya ChillyThe documentary film ANCESTRAL CODE is a research into the origins of the Ukrainian and Belarusian peoples, the search for their identity through the study of the melodism of Slavic ethnographic heritage. Nowadays many people talk about brotherhood, spiritual intimacy, affinity. The authors analyze the connection between the neighboring peoples of Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus and Poland through music and folklore.
- DirectorAleksandr ItygilovStarsAnna KoshmalAda RogovtsevaLeonid ShevchenkoEvening, the children gather around the fire, the old miller begins to tell them a story. In his tale, Mikolka goes to Mr. Adam to teach reading and writing to his daughter Khristinka. And on the way to the estate, Kolya learns that the village has been captured by unclean forces, ghouls and winds, and Pan Adam himself is in captivity. Mikolka and Khristinka decide to free the prisoners and the land from evil spirits, but for this they will have to go through many trials, one of which may be beyond their power.
- DirectorOlga ZolotaryovaStarsNina AntonovaMaria BruniDmitry Solovyov"Mom!" says Yegor, looking for support. His parents Kolya and Anya don't pay attention to him. They are busy packing soviet junk and are going to finally take it out of the apartment to the summer cottage. Children are quarreling. The younger Yegor stole from the older Sofia a candy. But parents don't see the problem until they have to step over the threshold of morality.
- DirectorMykola RidnyiStarsKseniya MarchenkoLavinia OrigoniLorenzo ProfitaThe film explores unobvious connections between the cultural and political phenomena of Italy and Ukraine. Suddenly, fans of Italian futurism and fascism appear among the Ukrainian far-right community. At the same time, conservative ideas are spreading in Italy and Europe. There are its own heroes, villains and victims including Ukrainian soldier Vitalii Markiv, far-right publishing house Iron Dad, former Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, a group of pro-Russian recruits for the war in Donbas, and others.
- DirectorSergii StorozhevStarsDmitriy UsovSvitlana ShtankoAleksey TritenkoAfter the woman's death, a quarrel breaks out between her three children over their shared apartment where they spent childhood. In the province, even a small amount of money is life-saving for people. The youngest son Pasha is against selling. He still lives here and in addition, he took care of his old mother. But both his brother and sister are convinced of the need to sell it. When relatives run out of arguments, they start doing horrible, and above all, irreversible things. After all, when there is money, even between relatives, people change.
- DirectorOtar ShamatavaStarsNiko TavadzeJoséphine de La BaumeBogdan BenyukWith Georgia's capital under siege in 1992, unemployed film director NIKA sees a unique opportunity to escape the ravages of civil war. A former studio bear CHOLA has been invited to retire at the Berlin Zoo, and NIKA and his former stuntman TOMA can accompany Chola on the long journey. But the war again impinges on the two friends as Nika's films are burned in an attack that also leaves their beloved bear dead. With no other options, Nika hits on an outrageous solution: he'll disguise himself in a bear suit and travel as Chola to Berlin. They sneak through Turkey, the Balkans and Eastern Europe to, finally, Berlin, encountering soldiers, police, a mystic soothsayer, drug dealers and gangsters along the way - oh, and a fiery red-headed French Canadian animal rights activist who joins them to ensure the well-being of 'Chola!' It's a journey fraught with obstacles - some comic, some tragic, some both - in which the motley band of travellers learn that hope, love and freedom are as fragile as they are elusive.
- DirectorAnatoliy LavrenishynStarsMariyka AglotkovaVasily MazurRimma ZyubinaThe artificial Iron Star has stopped shining for some unknown reason, and a girl named Victoria and her parents are arriving on a starship to repair it. In search of the creator of the Iron Star, Victoria meets a robot who becomes her friend and acquires the name Victor.
- DirectorNatalya VorozhbitStarsIgor KoltovskyyAndrey LelyukhVolodymyr HurinFour short stories are set along the roads of Donbas, Ukraine during the war.
- DirectorStanislav KapralovStarsIvanna SakhnoAlex HafnerTinatin DalakishviliSeparated from her fiance after sneaking onto a restricted slope, Mia, a free-riding snowboarder, must survive not only against nature, but also the masked snowmobile rider in black who is out for her blood.
- DirectorAnastasiya BukovskaStarsEvgeniy LamakhNina AntonovaAleksey GorbunovMitya is a war veteran who is trying to return to normal. He accidentally meets the lost bullmastiff called Roy. Relationships are complicated at first, but in the end, it is Roy who helps Mitya cope with his difficult past.
- DirectorRoman BalayanStarsAkhtem SeitablaevKatya MolchanovaVladlen OdudenkoOleksii, an experienced surgeon, makes a mistake in the diagnosis of his seven-year-old godson. The boy dies on the operating table. Stunned, the man tenders his resignation. One autumn morning he is sitting on the riverbank in a favorite place where he used to fish with his godson. Suddenly he notices the figure of a shapely semi-naked girl emerging from the fog. She is shivering with cold. Oleksii spontaneously offers his help, and thus becomes part of an incredible adventure story. It will involve inexplicable lies, being beaten up, anger and repentance, car chases, the elusiveness of truth and the pain of compassion, an incredible understanding of birds and animals. Above all, there will be the unavoidable coming together of two lonely people who almost hated each other at first but, as it turns out, are destined to be together. A riveting story about how misdiagnosis, not necessarily in medical terms, complicates and corrupts lives, but can also bring the grace of enlightenment.
- DirectorEugene KoshinStarsKostyantyn TemlyakAleksandra BystrzhitskayaAyshe Bayik27 y.o. Sasha missed his flight. He has to spend the whole day in the mysterious southern city, without cash, mobile phone, wi-fi and other benefits of civilization, accompanied by young Sashka, an eccentric and beautiful girl.
- DirectorKornii HrytsiukStarsKornii HrytsiukTasia Pugach"The Train: Kyiv - War" is a full-length documentary film directed by Korniy Gricyuk. The dramatic history of the Kyiv-Kostyantynivka train, with its passengers' unique fates, pain, memories, secrets, hopes, is a history of today Ukraine. Only 12.5 hours away from peaceful Kyiv is Kostyantynivka, a small industrial city in the eastern part of the country, immediately after which the front begins. This entire time people with different characters, social status, political views, and beliefs are traveling on the train side by side. They talk, debate, even quarrel, but speak to each other and go in a common direction. And what's important, they all want to get to peace. This film is the voice of ordinary people, the search for dialogue and the path to a common future, where everyone's voice will be heard.
- DirectorRoman LiubyiPersonal videos from the phones, camcorders, cameras and GoPros of Ukrainian soldiers are woven into a surreal journey to the front line of the war with Russia. The film shows a bizarre world whose laws are quite different from what we are used to. The behavior is different, the relationships unfold differently and the humour takes on different notes. The heroes wake up and fall asleep, rejoice and cry, always feeling that the recording may end at any moment.
- DirectorSergey BukovskyStarsValentin SilvestrovThe documentary film dedicated to the prominent Ukrainian composer Valentyn Silvestrov. It is an observation, a confession and, most of all, a story of great talent set against the backdrop of uncertain times.
- DirectorYevhen TitarenkoWar with Russia on the east of Ukraine through the director's lens who stayed for a year in the centre of the conflict zone. He became a paramedic volunteer and continued filming everything what was happening in front of his eyes, making a rare true document of this brutal war that continues to happen in the centre of Europe.
- DirectorAleksandr AvsharovSvitlana RudiukVasyl Stus dreamed of engaging in literature, not politics; to be a famous poet, not a dissident. But the Soviet special services and the CPSU pushed him to a point of no return. How did such a transformation take place? What was "Yours Vasyl" really like?
- DirectorArtur YakubovStories of children who lost an important part of their lives due to the fighting in Donbas area, Ukraine.
- DirectorRoman ProkopchukSketches from the overcrowded beaches of Kyiv, where a lot of people die every year. The spotlight is on Dmytro, a beach patrol supervisor, who wants to change the horrible statistics. Will he succeed?
- DirectorAlina GorlovaAfter they fled the war in Syria, the Suleyman family was scattered across Europe. Lazgin lives with his family in Ukraine, but his brother Koshnhav is in Germany, while a third brother is in Kurdish Iraq, and a fourth remains in Syria. This Rain Will Never Stop follows Lazgin's son Andriy, who is now a volunteer with the Red Cross and dealing with another military conflict, this time in Ukraine. Whether to escape the war or help relieve the suffering on site-such is the dilemma that Andriy struggles with during a visit to his brother in Germany and an emotional reunion with relatives in Iraq. After the sudden death of his father, Andriy decides to accompany the body back to Syria. Andriy's journeys are interspersed with footage of humanitarian relief efforts, displays of military strength, festive gatherings, and slices of everyday life-like an endless cycle of war and peace, in striking black-and-white cinematography. A dark atmosphere and the sparingly supplied information emphasize the grief and uncertainty within a war-torn family.
- DirectorOleksandr KovshA history of Ukrainian pop music in the 20th century. From State-approved ensembles to smuggled vinyls. From traditional Ukrainian folk songs to funk rhythms.
- DirectorOlga KalchuginaStarsOlga LadnaTima LadniySvitlana SavytskaAutism is not a disease, but a condition with which a person is born. Autism is a lifelong feature of the development of the brain, which affects communication and relationships with other people, on perception and understanding of the surrounding world. The heroes of the film are two families who bring up children with autism spectrum disorders. In the center of the plot are two mothers, with their sons (10 and 15 years old). Women are friends, share difficulties and joys, support each other, although they live in different countries. The film about autism addresses not only the community whose families it has touched, but society as a whole. It is an invitation to each spectator to understand, tolerance and expand the outlook.
- DirectorValeriy ShalygaStarsPetro AvramenkoIrina BondarenkoMarko HertsberhThe story of the events of 1941, the beginning of the occupation of Vinnytsia, when the mass extermination of Jews began.
- DirectorLiubov HoncharenkoStarsMariia PadinaErnest OshchypokVitalina BiblivArina is about to become an adult. Along the way she will have to take the entrance exams and face the challenges of making the right choice. But all she can think about is the upcoming summer and Vitia. This is the story about growing up and ability to hear your inner voice.
- DirectorAnastasia MamontenkoStarsOleksandr YatsentyukRita BurkovskaSomething obscure is happening to a young married couple in their isolated luxurious apartment- their daily routine turns to an abrupt absurdist game of lost connection.
- DirectorSerhiy VolkovStarsViktor AndrienkoA vivid portrait of David Cherkassky - prominent director, animator, People's Artist of Ukraine - in his life and work. He is famous not only for his classic works such as Doctor Aybolit, Adventures of Captain Wrongel and Treasure Island, but also for his multifaceted vivid personality. The film tells the story of the author through his works: from the first to the last and incomplete ones. It is worth noting that close friends and co-authors of David, who have worked with him for many years, were invited to contribute to the film. The film used many materials: fragments of original cartoons, photographs, drawings, sketches, and newsreels of different years. Esthetically, the film is made in the spirit of Maestro Cherkassky himself, and is dedicated to his cherished memory.