The conflict between Russia and the last Ukraine has put the world in the eye and revived everyone’s interest in what the country has to offer, from gastronomy to celebrities who have some family ties or who have made a protest or manifesto in favor of Ukraine.
Another topic that has attracted attention is film production or TV series, here we present some Ukrainian works that you can watch on different streaming platforms.
volcano
Directed by Roman Bondarchuk and screenwriters Daria Avchenko and Alla Teutynik, it tells the story of Likas, a translator who escorts some inspectors to military checkpoints and ends up in a remote town on the Ukrainian steppes and will have to search for life in a shelter. Available in Filmin.
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It tells the story of Katerina Verbitskaya, who during the Chernigov rule of the Russian Empire in the nineteenth century will encounter problems due to her social status and behavior. This series has three seasons. Available on my TV
Donbass
A documentary by Sergei Loznitsa that won in 2018 two Best Director awards in the Un Certain Regard category at Cannes and the Golden Giraldillo Award in Seville. A way to learn about the current conflict in Ukraine and Russia, where hatred, propaganda and false peace hide the keys to the misunderstanding between these two governments, causing international focus on them. Available on Amazon Prime Video.
home games
Netflix also includes Ukrainian Documentary home games, where a young woman fights for her dream of becoming one of the greatest soccer players of all time. A mission he must combine with his new mission at the head of his family, when he has to take care of his younger brothers. After the title we find Alisa Kovalenko (Alyssa in the Land of Wars).
Mr. Jones
This film is a co-production of Ukraine, Poland and the United Kingdom that tells the true story behind British journalist Gareth Jones who traveled deep into the Soviet Union in an attempt to uncover a global conspiracy. This drama, which inspired Animal Farm and stars James Norton, was presented in the official section of the Berlin Film Festival in 2019. It is available on the Filmin website.
winter on fire
This documentary is about the revolution ignited by the Ukrainian government after its attempt to stop the protests against the trade agreement. This film received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature and is available on Netflix.
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