Two Men at War (2022)

Una mirada weismaniana a los disturbios civiles que acontecieron en la plaza central de la capital de Ucrania, documento único e insobornable de lo que realmente ocurrió en aquellos turbulentos meses. La historia frente a nuestros ojos. En Maidan se dan discursos, se conversa y se canta pero, sobre todo, es punto de encuentro y unión. Maidan, la Plaza de la Independencia de Kiev, el equivalente a la Puerta del Sol madrileña, fue el escenario del particular 15M del pueblo ucraniano: excepcional movimiento popular cuya mecha fue encendida por la negativa del presidente Yanukovych a entrar en la Unión Europea. Una película urgente –terminada apenas a tiempo para Cannes– del gran Sergei Loznitsa (In the Fog).

En 2013, el gobierno ucraniano provocó una revolución al intentar frenar las protestas contra un acuerdo de comercio.

The city of Mariupolis is by the Azov sea. It is also on the river Kalmius. Most of the city’s residents, half a million according to the last census, are working for the steel factory and do fishing, for leisure or food, in between shifts. The orthodox church towers above the city and its newly build bronze domes are sitting next to it, waiting to be donned. A tent near by is sheltering a crying icon, which receives a steady flow of visitors.

The story of war, love and death that was documented by the immediate participants of events. Off screen and later on it are the two - a boy and a girl. He volunteered for the front; she went to the place just after the battle. He got into Ilovaysk cauldron, lost his closest brother-soldiers. She, while travelling along the ruined towns, strives to understand the essence of war and love. Both tell openly one another about their feelings during the war, escaping the cauldron, a try to live together after, and a common trip to the frontline.

BREAKING POINT: The War for Democracy in Ukraine looks at people transformed by a democratic revolution, who give up their normal lives to fight a Russian invasion, in a war which has killed 10,000 and displaced 1.9 million Ukrainians.

Documentary film about war crime — annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.

BABYLON’13, un movimiento de documentalistas ucranianos, presenta la primera película documental sobre lo que pasó en Crimea en 2014. Las imágenes únicas de la filmación desde dentro y las historias reales de los marineros, pilotos, soldados y marines que se enfrentaron con un incertidumbre de cómo reaccionar a lo que pasaba pretenden contestar a la pregunta “¿Por qué cedimos Crimea?”. La película también da una idea de lo que estaba sucediendo dentro de las bases militares rodeadas y en los buques de guerra bloqueados.

Después de huir de la guerra de Siria, la familia Suleyman se repartió por Europa. Lazgin vive con su familia en Ucrania, su hermano Koshnhav está en Alemania, un tercer hermano está en el Irak kurdo y un cuarto se quedó en Siria. "This Rain Will Never Stop" se centra en el hijo de Lazgin, Andriy, que es voluntario de la Cruz Roja y lidia con otro conflicto militar, esta vez en Ucrania.

Alone explores the existential pain of Ukraine through the eyes of an unlikely protagonist, one of the country’s most commercially successful pop stars. Andriy Khluvniuk, lead singer of hip-hop rock band Boombox, has millions of devoted young fans who adore him as a singer songwriter and sex symbol but know nothing of his personal turmoil caused by the political instability and military aggression in his homeland. Andriy is on a mission to raise awareness and motivate his fans to join him in taking a stand against the war in the east of Ukraine, and call for the release of Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian filmmaker and political prisoner in Russia. As tensions between Ukraine and Russia become a footnote on the world’s media agenda, Andriy use his fame to refocus the global spotlight on the fragile independence Ukraine is fighting for. The film culminates in an incredible sequence of events that result in Oleg Sentsov's release in a prisoner swap. Andriy and Oleg can meet each other at last.

Personal videos from the phones, camcorders, cameras and GoPros of Ukrainian soldiers are woven into a surreal journey to the frontline of the war with Russia. The film shows a bizarre world whose laws are quite different from what we are used to. The behaviour is different, the relationships unfold differently and the humour takes on different notes. The heroes wake up and fall asleep, rejoice and cry, always feeling that the recording may end at any moment.

Nagaremono zukan is a documentary video, release from V&R Planning (AV). "Flower Picture Book" is the second work in the bicycle trilogy after Yumika. A very private sexual movie with Tomoko Matsunashi, right after Hirano broke up with Yumika. The violence of the camera is clearly increasing. If Yumika was the light, Nagaremono zukan is the shadow. There are two version of Nagaremono zukan, the censored one and the original hardcore one, with additional scenes, better quality and longer runtime.

The story of trust and its absence against the background of events unfolding in Eastern Ukraine in early 2014. The main topic is revealed through the prism of the Luhansk border base, whose fighters the separatists and Russian special services tried unsuccessfully force to betray their country.

The film depicts the horrible realities of this unprovoked war instigated by Vladimir Putin. It is an exploration of the courage of the Ukrainian people, fiercely determined to stand their ground until ‘the last drop of blood’. Demonstrating an astounding ability to unite as a people and defend the sovereignty of their country, Ukrainians show compassion and resilience even when surrounded by death, destruction, and unfathomable war crimes. The film transports viewers through a war that started immediately after Maidan (Revolution of Dignity) in 2014 and continues through the 2022 Russian invasion. Through personal stories of civilians, children, soldiers, doctors, the country’s elderly, journalists, religious leaders, and international volunteers, this is a humanising diary of millions of people whose lives were turned upside down by eight years of conflict.

Film reconstruction of five real stories about the heroic deeds of the residents of Kyiv region during the Russian occupation. A story about those who heroically and selflessly saved tens of thousands of Ukrainian lives.

'Una declaración de amor' indaga profundamente en lo que ocurre a nivel personal cuando alguien sobrevive a la experiencia del corredor de la muerte. El documental dirigido por Marco Speroni gira en torno a Curtis McCarty, que fue condenado en 1985 por un crimen que no cometió. Tras la sentencia errónea, pasó 22 años en prisión, de los cuales 19 esperando a ser ejecutado, viviendo bajo tierra en una habitación sin ventanas en la prisión estatal de Oklahoma. En 2007 fue exonerado y puesto en libertad. Al salir, su vida se derrumbó a falta de un sistema de apoyo, lo que le llevó a quedar sin techo y caer en las drogas. La historia de Curtis sirve para arrojar luz sobre un sistema fallido que llevó a que un hombre se perdiera en un mundo al que ya no pertenecía.

Are the absolute power and weakness of the state tempting enough to initiate authoritarian rule? This documentary shows Zelensky's success and also presents the consequences, including international ones, of giving power to a man who had the most spectacular political career in Europe.

A film that depicts the young Ukrainian generation scarred by war and political breakthroughs. The film's starting point is the preparation for a play based on the motifs of Shakespeare's Hamlet, which, combined with an intense glimpse into the lives of the characters, creates a powerful portrait of a generation having to confront their war trauma and tackle the painful past, which now after the Russia's invasion of Ukraine becomes their present and future alike.

Mykola es un pacifista excéntrico que quiere ser útil a la humanidad. Cuando comienza la guerra en Donbass, el ingenuo mundo de Mykola se derrumba cuando los militantes matan a su esposa embarazada y queman su casa hasta los cimientos. Recuperado, toma una decisión cardinal y se enrola en una compañía de francotiradores. Habiendo conocido a los asesinos de su esposa, se derrumba emocionalmente y organiza el "terror de francotiradores" para el enemigo. Es salvado de una muerte sin sentido por su instructor, quien a su vez es herido de muerte. La muerte de un amigo deja una “cicatriz” y Mykola está dispuesto a sacrificar su vida.