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Brief synopsis

Western Ukraine, on the eve of a traditional carnival.

Pamfir returns to his family after months of absence. Their love is so unconditional that when his only child starts a fire in the prayer house, Pamfir has no other choice but to reconnect with his troubled past to repair his son’s fault.

He will be taken on a risky path with irreversible consequences.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Stanislav PotyakNazar [L]
Solomiya KirilovaOlena [SR]
Olena KhokhlatkinaMother [SR]
Myroslav MakoviychukFather [SR]
Ivan SharanVictor [SR]
Petro Chichukn.a. [SR]
Andrij Kirylchukn.a. [SR]
Alexey Leibukn.a. [SR]
Georgii Povolotskyin.a. [SR]
Zinovy Simchychn.a. [SR]
Galina Svyatan.a. [SR]
Aleksandr Yareman.a. [SR]
Rymma Zyubinan.a. [SR]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Crowd 2nd ADRoman Bazhan
Director of photographyNikita Kuzmenko
Data wrangler / digital loaderVitaliy Shchetinin
Video assist/playback operatorVitaliy Shchetinin
Extras/bit player castingRoman Bazhan
DirectorDmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
EditorNikodem Chabior
ComposerLaetitia Pansanel-Garric
ProducerLaura Briand
ProducerEvgenia Yatsuta
ProducerSasha Kostina
ProducerOleksandra Kostina
Co-producerSilvana Santamaria
Co-producerBogna Szewczyk
Co-producerAdolf El Assal
Co-producerGiancarlo Nasi
Co-producerKlaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska
ScreenwriterDmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

Production companies

CompanyComment
Bosonfilm [ua]
Edgy Media [lu]
co-producer
co-producer
Les Films d'Ici [fr]
co-production
co-production
Madants
co-production
co-production
Quijote Films [cl]
co-production
co-production
Soilfilms Media GmbH [de]
co-producer
co-producer
Mainstream Pictures [ua]
associated production
associated production
Le Studio Orlando [fr]

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Indie Sales [fr]
World Sales
World Sales
Condor [fr]
France (theatrical)
France (theatrical)
Film.UA Distribution [ua]
Ukraine
Ukraine
Gutek Film [pl]
Poland
Poland

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk2023Istanbul Film Festival [tr]
International Competition
International CompetitionNominated
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk2022European Film Academy [eu]
European Discovery - Prix Fipresci
European Discovery - Prix FipresciNominated
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk2022Palić European Film Festival [srb]
Best Director
Best DirectorWinner
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk2022Palić European Film Festival [srb]
Fipresci - Special Mention
Fipresci - Special MentionWinner
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk2022Filmfest Hamburg [de]
Michel Film Award - honorable mention
Michel Film Award - honorable mentionWinner
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk2022Filmfest Hamburg [de]
NDR Young Talent Award
NDR Young Talent AwardNominated
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk2022Viennale [at]
Viennale Prize of the Standard Readers
Viennale Prize of the Standard ReadersWinner

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2022PolandWarsaw Film Festival
Odesa-Warszawa Ukrainian Competition
Odesa-Warszawa Ukrainian Competition
2022FranceCannes - Director’s Fortnight
2022Czech RepublicKarlovy Vary International Film Festival
Section - Horizons
Section - Horizons
2022RomaniaTransilvania International Film Festival
Main Competition
Main Competition
2022GermanyFilmfest Hamburg
2022French PolynesiaIFF New Horizons
Discoveries
Discoveries
2022AustriaViennale

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingPolandE-Kino Pod Baranami [pl]Friday, 08/09/2023, 9.00 AM

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releasePolandFriday, 23/06/2023
Theatre releaseUkraineThursday, 23/03/2023
Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 02/11/2022
PremiereSaturday, 21/05/2022Cannes - Director’s Fortnight [fr]