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Event, The (2015)

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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

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Servant, The (1963)

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Autumn Tale, An (1998)

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Walesa: Man of Hope (2013)

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Donbass (2018)

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

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Enemy of the People, An (1989)

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Tag / Ukraine

May 11, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Donbass (2018)

  • Loznitsa, Sergei
  • 2018, Sergei Loznitsa, Ukraine
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A rare narrative feature from one of the world’s foremost documentarians of Soviet history, this vignette-style dark absurdist satire doesn’t pull its punches from depicting the sorry state of affairs in Russian-occupied Eastern Ukraine. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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April 13, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Klondike (2022)

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  • 2022, Ukraine
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A couple’s marriage slowly disintegrates as war draws closer in this measuredly-paced drama set in the context of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over separatist-controlled Eastern Ukraine. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 24, 2021February 1, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)

  • Parajanov, Sergei
  • 1965, Sergei Parajanov, Soviet Union, Ukraine
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Parajanov’s free-wheeling breakthrough film is a remarkable sensorial work that could hardly contain its dizzying energy—a showcase of a filmmaker at the height of his artistic expression.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by Eternality Tan

DAU. Natasha (2020)

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  • 2020, Germany, Russia, Ukraine
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Part of the massive if controversial ‘DAU’ project, this entry is backed by bold performances by its two actresses even if the film doesn’t quite achieve true power through provocation. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 16, 2020June 5, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Atlantis (2019)

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  • 2019, Ukraine, Valentyn Vasyanovych
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Shot in austere long takes, this post-apocalyptic drama from Ukraine is a cautionary tale on both the psychological and ecological impact of war.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Tribe, The (2014)

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  • 2014, Miroslav Slaboshpitsky, Ukraine
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Polished yet brutally raw, this Ukrainian sign language film is an audacious piece of cinema. 

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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