© X Filme Creative Pool GmbH There is a cruel irony at the center of Isabelle Stever and Anna Melikova’s newest film: just as co-protagonist Oleh begins to embrace his masculinity on his own terms, war arrives to prescribe him what being a man is supposed to mean. For Oleh (Markus Bright), a transgender manContinue reading “Locarno 2026 Review: “I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming””
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Venice 2023 Review: “Photophobia”
Ivan Ostrochovský’s and Pavol Pekarčík´s documentary “Photophobia” premiered at the Venice Film Festival with the intention of giving viewers an intimate look into the lived experiences of war. Centered on 12-year-old Niki and his family, who are confined to a metro station in Kharkiv due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the film offers moments of emotional weight and provides some insight into the lives of some of the regular Ukrainian people who are affected by the war, but ultimately falls short of full realization as a result of its limiting runtime.
Berlinale 2023 Review: ´Do You Love Me´
A girl abruptly enters adulthood while she sees two worlds collapsing in Ukrainian coming-of-age drama ´Do You Love Me?´
Venice 2021 ‘107 Mothers’ Review: A Jarring Piece of Docufiction
Punkchart Films Slovakian director Péter Kerekes provides a humanistic glimpse into the lives of imprisoned mothers in a Ukrainian correctional facility.
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