An absurd story reflecting contemporary social problems in Ukraine, told in the century-old language of cinema, linking modernity and traditional Soviet socialist realism. Classical imagery imitates an old ideology contradicting the author’s worldview revealing the roots of reality’s distortion in this post-Soviet ambience showing that cultural, political and economic problems are knotted in military conflict.
Ukraine 1922. The Russian empire has already broken up, but a new state has not yet been formed. Many tried to create and consolidate their independence during this period, and this is the story of one of such people. This is the story of the life and love of one person - Ivan, nicknamed Raven ...
In a provincial Ukrainian town everyone knows each other by name and live as one big family. Granny Zina bakes pies for local youngsters… she sells them drugs as well. Granny Zina is protected local criminal elite which is a police. When the criminal boss comes to pick up the interest, Granny Zina thoughtfully offers him a dinner. He is her own son…
The film is a psychological drama developing on the highlands of the Carpathian Mountains. Two helpless old men, brothers, desperately trying to keep up competition with each other in order to prolong their lives. Even though their bodies are decaying and both are sick the one still wants to outlive the other ... But one day a woman enters their remote dwelling...
A story about the post-revolutionary generation of young Ukrainian people looking for their place in a modern Ukraine. Two bewildered people meet at a crucial moment in their existence and experience a few days of happiness together.
A young man who lives in a small village finds a corpse of extraterrestrial creature. Or at least he thinks so...
The first Soviet sexologist is sent to the gulag and is haunted by stories of fellow inmates. They provide unforgettable vignettes of Soviet sexual brutality, from the utopian ideals of the 1920s, to gay life in the 1930s, the rape of women by those in power, and the use of sexpionage to entrap enemies of the State. A visually compelling exploration of how totalitarianism ultimately destroys all forms of human intimacy. Part 1 of the trilogy "Sex in the Soviet Union."
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Soviet Ukrainian adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who.
Little Thunder dreams of growing up and wants to thunder and cause rain. For now, Grandpa Thunder does not allow him to do this and instructs him only to look for places on Earth where rain is needed.
A cat and a dog lived together. They were very good friends, so when they saw that the floor in their house was dirty, they decided to clean up together. But an ordinary mop refused to deal with the task, so they have to wash and wipe the floor using each other. What will this novel idea lead to?
A bunny lived in his house on the beautiful meadow. One day he decided to play with butterflies and bees, running after them on the emerald grass and snow-white flowers. But they flew farther, taking the baby away. Then suddenly he realized that he found himself far from his native house and tall trees surround him and he does not know where to go. What to do?
Veronika, the heroine of our story, is married to Viktor Arzaus, an investigator at the Prosecutor's Office. To the outside world, the couple appear to be happy, however, Veronika knows that her 7-year marriage is a sham. She doesn't love her husband, and when a chance meeting with Kirill Filin whose illegal activities are being investigated by Viktor, awakens her passion, Veronika is forced to choose between listening to the voice of reason and following her heart.
A curious dog dipped in his imagination, coming up with interesting comparisons to the surrounding things. And a dandelion scattered in the wind is hundreds of snowflakes, a bumblebee is an angry tiger. Having met other little animals that lose heart and can not come up with something for their liking, the dog decides to cheer them up and carry away with his game.
The elephant had a dream - to become white. And this dream almost came true: the artist gave the elephant a whole jar of white paint. The good elephant shared it with his friends - a bear cub, a hare, a mouse. But for him, the leftover paint was enough only for his tusks...
