How a film about a dream trip to Russia turned into a tragicomedy about love and corruption.
Following its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival, Isabelle Stever and Ukrainian screenwriter Anna Melikova’s deeply personal drama arrives at the Busan International Film Festival.
8
… a painful portrait of Ukrainian youth …
8.2
… a sharply observed satire about proximity and privilege.
8.5
… a strong example of contemporary Eastern European cinema at its best — a film that transforms post-socialist realities, economic inequality, corruption and historical trauma into a deeply human story.
8.2
… demanding in its form and heavy in its subject, but its ambition and sincerity make it a significant contribution to contemporary documentary cinema.
7.2
In a context where attention is fragmented and compassion often fatigued, We, Our Pets and the War insists on a simple, undeniable truth: the way people treat animals in moments
An observational chronicle of Ukrainian schools during wartime becomes both testimony and resistance.
Director Julia Loktev discusses her documentary My Undesirable Friends: Last Air in Moscow (Part 1), reflecting on her return to Russia, the decision to film on an iPhone, and her
8.5
… unhurried road movie invites viewers to reflect on the price that Ukrainians pay to defend their homeland — and on the longing that Ukrainian refugees feel for the country