>> Selection of Ukrainian films shown in 2024/Collage of Radio MAXIMUM
Ukrainian Film Day is celebrated every year on the second Saturday of September. This year, this day falls on September 14. On this occasion, we are telling you about the Ukrainian tapes that appeared on the big screens in 2024.
Radio MAXIMUMintroduces you to Ukrainian films that you should definitely see. Most of them are already available on streaming services. So let's choose the ones that you will watch today!
What Ukrainian films were released in 2024
A number of these films were shot much earlier, but due to the coronavirus and the beginning of a full-scale invasion, their premieres were postponed for 2024. And although some tapes were waited for years, it was worth it!
House “Slovo”. An endless novel
1927. Soviet Ukraine. By Stalin's order, the “Slovo” cooperative building was built in Kharkiv. The most prominent Ukrainian writers are accommodated in comfortable apartments. All of them became participants in an experiment aimed at bringing out a new type of Soviet writer and total control over the creative process in order to create a single artistic method of socialist realism, and not every writer agrees to glorify the cult of Stalin. Unexpectedly for the residents of the “Slovo” house, an unknown young writer Volodymyr Akimov moves in with them. who is he Nobody knows. With his appearance in the “Slovo” building, strange events begin to unfold, about which its walls are still silent. The story is based on real events.
Me, Victory and Berlin
Crazy 90s. Three days before the planned concert, the aspiring musician Kuzma goes with his friend Bard to Berlin on the old “Pobyeda”. They say that there is a collector who is ready to exchange the yellow beast for the six hundredth “Mers”. Kuzma promises his girlfriend Barbara to return home in a new wheelbarrow, and the guys from the band to make it to the performance. From the first minutes of the trip, of course, everything does not go according to plan. However, one thing is certain: the adventure will help the heroes find their true destination.
BozheVilni
We present the first official trailer of the first feature film in the world cinema, the heroes of which face the so-called “punitive psychiatry” – one of the most cynical and cruel inventions of the KGB of the USSR, which was applied to those who disagreed with the policies of the Communist Party.
The action of the debut feature film of the director Denys Tarasov unfolds in the USSR in the 1970s of the last century, at the time when, for the purpose of punishment, the artificially invented diagnosis of “indolent schizophrenia” was used against those who disagreed with the “party policy”, which became the main tool of the so-called ” of penal psychiatry”. “strict-origin-when-cross-origin” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/b9_bRdfxRkM?enablejsapi=1&origin=https://maximum.fm” title=”BozheVilni | First official trailer |. From October 17 in the cinema” width=”640″>
We were recruits
This is a message film, a documentary presented in an artistic form. A motivational film and a manifesto film for future recruits as well as for the global audience to understand who the real heroes of today are. Warriors who stand in defense of the light. The film reveals the characters of eight soldiers of the 3rd OShBr. Reveals them not only as professional soldiers, but also as people, philosophers, just guys who have dreams of families and a peaceful life in their country.
Yaremchuk: Incomparable world of beauty
Documentary biographical drama “Yaremchuk: Incomparable world of beauty” shows the story of the first Ukrainian pop star Nazarii Yaremchuk.
Can a song change the perception of an entire generation? The experience of Nazarii Yaremchuk proves that he can. In 1971, the whole country sang the hit song “Red Ruta”. An unprecedented wave of popularity of Ukrainian music took place. And it all started with the fact that a simple Carpathian young man wanted to sing above all else.
The film was shot on the initiative of the singer's daughter Maria Yaremchuk. At first, it was planned that the film would be released in 2021, when the singer would have turned 70 years old. Later, the release date shifted.
The film was produced by Maksym Serdyuk and Maria Yaremchuk. The family of Nazariya Yaremchuk provided personal archives of the artist, his diaries and letters, which became the basis of the film. Recordings of concerts and interviews were searched in state archives. The film contains lines from the singer's personal diary. With the help of artificial intelligence, they created a sound as close as possible to the real voice of Mr. Nazari. Those who worked with him during his lifetime and members of VIA “Smerichka” also share their memories of the first Ukrainian pop star.
La Palisade
The events that take place in the film, according to the director himself, do not pretend to be historical. Rather, it is a stylization of that period, the zeitgeist, and the everyday life of people through familiar images and symbols: fur hats, checkered tracksuits… Ukraine, 1996. Five months before the moratorium on the death penalty, two old friends, a police detective and a forensic psychiatrist, investigate the murder of their colleague. Once upon a time, both of them were in love with the widow of the deceased. Immersed in a tangled affair and long-forgotten memories, they create a future for their children to live in, inheriting the unfulfilled aspirations of their parents.
Censorship
Lesya is a young mother who gave birth to her first child in a special prison. This is a world populated only by women: nurses, prisoners and guards. Lesya is worried about only one thing: whether she will be allowed to retain custody of the child. Her life is watched by a prison employee – the lonely censor Olena, who finds it increasingly difficult to stay aloof.
How is Katya?
Emergency doctor Anya (Anastasia Karpenko) is raising her 12-year-old daughter Katya by herself. A tragic incident snatches Anya from the vortex of monotonous gray days. Katya was hit by a car. The driver's lawyers are offering a lot of money, hoping that the case will not go to court. Anya fights every day to ensure that her daughter receives the best possible treatment. As a doctor, she perfectly understands what she means. The girl needs expensive medicine. The easiest way to buy them and save your child is to agree to the offer of the insolent culprit of the traffic accident and take money from him.
Me and Felix
In a provincial town in post-Soviet Ukraine, Olga (Anastasia Karpenko) is raising her son Timofey. The boy's father constantly disappears somewhere, so Timofey hardly knows him. When the grandmother has a new life partner, Felix (Yuriy Izdryk), the boy quickly finds a common language with him. The charismatic old man never turns down a drink and often mentions how he fought in Afghanistan. Felix does not hesitate to share his life wisdom with the little one and always protects him in everything.
Another Franco
Since the creation of the scout movement in the USA, less than four years have passed when Ukrainians founded their own similar organization for young people. Plast was co-founded by Petro Franko (Vyacheslav Dovzhenko), the son of the brilliant Ivan Franko. Subsequently, he was one of the first and best Ukrainian pilots. In his old age, he was a successful scientist and teacher. Looking at the list of his achievements, it is hard to believe that all this is under the power of one and the same person. Such talents seemed more dangerous than valuable to the bloodthirsty Soviet system.
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FOREVER-FOREVER
A story about teenagers of the 1990s who solve adult problems. In search of protection and a place where she truly belongs, 15-year-old Tonya moves from a school in the city center to another – in a residential area and together they look for adventures and troubles on the outskirts of post-socialist Kyiv.
Do you love me?
About a year remains before the collapse of the Soviet Union. The only daughter in the family of the Kyiv director Lev (Maxim Mykhailichenko), 16-year-old Kira (Karyna Khimchuk) eagerly wants to grow up. However, those aspects of adult life that she encounters are not very pleasing to her. The news about the divorce of her parents makes the girl want to shorten her age. Fortunately, the ambulance worker Misha (Olexander Zhila) knows his business well.
Lessons of tolerance
The average Ukrainian family of the Naidyuks, and especially its male half, was intimidated by scary “foreign” gays for years. They are used to mocking any otherness and aggressively accepting incomprehensible things. This is where the state European integration program “Lessons of Tolerance” appears, which offers benefits to families, provided that a representative of the LGBT community lives in their home for a certain period of time. Rational calculation exceeds fear and the Naidyuks come face to face with the same gay man… Will expectations match reality?
Conotopic Witch
The ancient Witch of Konotop calls upon her powerful magical powers to exact revenge on the Russian soldiers who occupied her hometown and killed her fiancé. She inflicts bloody punishments on offenders, enjoys suffering and sinks more and more into darkness. But will she be able to stop in time and stay on the side of the light?
Krashanka
The Zabiak family, which has not seen each other for many years, despite the war, gathers for Easter at their parents' house. Two sisters and a brother seek comfort, but find their father behaving rather strangely: building a missile to hit Moscow and end the war. Will they be able to cope with his ridiculous plan and their own contradictions?
We, our pets and war
With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, many Ukrainians left their homes to save their lives. They often ran away without having time to take the most necessary things, but together with their pets. Someone was sure that he was going away for a few days, so he left the animals at home. Dogs on chains, cats locked in empty apartments and animals from zoos locked in secure cages. They all wanted to live and needed people's help.
The documentary film “We, our pets and the war” was created by travel blogger and journalist Anton Ptushkin. As during his travels, he himself became a screenwriter, director and, in many episodes, a cameraman. The work lasted a year and a half. At first, the project was planned to be shown to a Western audience, because Ukrainians already saw the situation with their own eyes. Many foreigners were involved in the work, and the film itself was co-produced by Ukraine and Canada. The premiere screening will be opened by Doc Kyiv Fest. This is Ptushkin's first full-length film and his first work that will not be on YouTube.
Stay online
Katya, a volunteer, receives a laptop to help the Ukrainian military track enemy movements. Curiosity leads the girl to the correspondence of the owner of the device, where she learns that his name is Andriy, and he has a 5-year-old son, Sava, who believes in superheroes very much, and above all dreams of finding his parents, with whom he lost contact during the evacuation. So Katya becomes a real superheroine for the little one, fighting evil in the underworld of the Internet network.
Peaceful people
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian intelligence services have released hundreds of intercepted phone calls of the Russian military. Conversations between the occupiers and their loved ones in Russia are of the greatest interest. The voices of “peaceful” civilians – mothers, wives and friends – open the world's eyes not only to the progress of the so-called “special operation”, but also to the terrible inner world of the society behind its implementation. It is from such intercepts that the tape is made, which examines the nature of Russian imperialism and colonialism, the role of propaganda in the invasion, and touches on the issue of collective responsibility of Russian men and women.
Dough
The creative group goes on a journey through Ukraine to communicate with unique people: cooks, bakers, confectioners, restaurateurs, and just fans of gastronomic research. These people are authors, researchers and keepers of recipes, guardians of traditions related to dough products. The viewer will learn more than two dozen recipes. And with the help of famous Ukrainian chefs, you will be able to understand what the philosophy of bread, flour, and dough is. And how it actually connects us all together.
A taste of freedom
According to the plot, the main character of the film, Varya, dreams of haute cuisine while preparing simple dishes in a roadside cafe. On the way to her big dream, she meets an unexpected find – a book by the forgotten legend of Ukrainian cuisine, Olga Franko, “The First Ukrainian General-Practical Kitchen”, which opens up for Varya the world of exquisite authentic cooking from a century ago. From that moment on, the girl's life changes forever.
Grey bees
In the “gray zone” of the ATO, in a small village without electricity, only two childhood enemies are left to live. Under the shells that sometimes fly over the village, with uninvited armed guests, retired neighbors lead their modest lives, sometimes meeting for controversial but necessary communication.
Glimpse
In the fall of 2014, surgeon Serhiy (Roman Lutskyi), who recently operated on many wounded in the Russian-Ukrainian war, decides to become a military doctor. Serhii is captured almost immediately. He experienced inhuman torture and humiliation. The only thing that saved him from death was that the FSB officers who tortured the prisoners had to consult a doctor. Returning home after the exchange, Serhiy tries to establish a peaceful life and restore communication with his ex-wife and daughter Polina (Nika Myslitska).