It became known which film will represent Ukraine at the Oscars 2024

"La Palisade"/Still from the film

At the meeting, the Ukrainian Oscar Committee chose the film that will represent Ukraine among the candidates for nomination for the 97th Academy Award of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the category “Best International Feature Film”.

Criminal drama “La Palisade” directed by Philip Sotnichenko was chosen as a contender from Ukraine for the “Oscar” award. This was announced on September 9 on the Facebook of the Ukrainian Film Academy.

The tape was chosen by 14 members of the Ukrainian Oscar Committee by voting.

Committee members reviewed the submitted films in detail, the discussion was passionate and constructive. As a result of the voting, the film “La Palisade” was chosen as a contender. We wish the representative success in the Oscar race! – said the head of the committee Dmytro Sukholitkyi-Sobchuk.

It is noted that four films participated in the national selection:< /p>

• “House “Slovo”. An endless novel” directed by Taras Tomenko;
• “La Palisade” directed by Philip Sotnichenko;
• “We were recruits” directed by Lubomir Levytskyi;
• “Peaceful people” directed by Oksana Karpovych.

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More about “La Palisade”:

“La Palisade” is Philip Sotnichenko's full-length debut. Previously, the short films “Nail” and “Technical break” were noted in the work of this director.

The events of the film take place in Ukraine in 1996 strong> – a few months before the signing of Protocol No. 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. This document abolished the death penalty, which has been operating since Soviet times. Before that, our state had one of the highest rates in the world in terms of the number of death sentences.

The detective was created in the style of post-Soviet noir, that is, in an atmosphere of pessimism and mistrust. Despite this, the director managed to insert family values ​​and a little humor into the depressive state of the characters, even though it was ironic.

The film won an award from the International Film Press Federation on 52 International Film Festival in Rotterdam. And also became the winner in the nomination “Best feature film” at the 28th International Film Festival in Vilnius Kino Pavasaris.