On 24 February 2022, Yevhen, together with his friends, volunteered to join the first aid battalion on the front line. They provided life-saving support and evacuation of the injured. This film reveals the experiences of these young men over six months full of drama, despair, fear, hatred, bitterness, love, and, most importantly, faith in victory.
As they left for the front, they sent their families to the rear – to a village in western Ukraine. All of them come to this idyllic place for a couple of days to baptise the nine-month-old son of one of our protagonists. As soon as they rise from the celebratory feast, they have to go back to the front…
Film crew
Director:
Vitaly Mansky, Yevhen Titarenko
Cinematographer:
Yevhen Titarenko
Producer:
Natalia Manskaia, Nataliia Khazan, Filip Remunda, Vit Klusak
Sound operator:
Václav Flegl
Information
Theme:
War
Film studio:
Vertov SIA, Braha Production Company, Hypermarket Film, Current time
Country of action:
Ukraine
Language:
Ukrainian, Russian
Subtitles:
English
International festivals
The competitive section Encounters of Berlin International Film Festival