Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema

A family celebrates the birthday of their son. After a warm birthday greeting, their usual feast takes place.

Ukraine, 1996. 5 months before the moratorium on capital punishment, two old friends, a police detective and a forensic psychiatrist, investigate a murder of their colleague. Long time ago, both of them were in love with the widow of the deceased. Immersed in the complicated case and long forgotten memories, they create a future where their children have to live, inheriting unrealized aspirations of their parents.

Every year, thousands of Ukrainian Christians undertake a pilgrimage to Zarvanytsia, a sacred place. Between prayers they share news, brag about their wealth, take pictures of chapels, give interviews, witness miracles. Witness miracles?

Young MMA fighter Yuliya has lost her boyfriend in the war in eastern Ukraine. She starts a new relationship to make her life move forward.

Ambitious architect Victoria has carefully designed her life. She is bringing up her daughter as a copy of herself and hardly notices anything outside her ideal world. The next step for self-realisation is a project that should bring her long-awaited recognition. But during the inauguration, her daughter disappears. The police are convinced that Alisa is involved in drug trafficking. For help, Victoria is forced to turn to her ex-husband, who works for the police. Their visions of the tragedy differ, and over time Victoria begins to realise how far her daughter has actually drifted away from her. The ideal relationship with her daughter, based on mutual understanding and frankness, is a bubble that bursts. Victoria is confronted with the real world and begins an investigation, although she doesn’t want to lose her reputation as well. In a vacuum of loneliness, under pressure from society and her ex-husband, Victoria risks her life to prove her daughter's innocence.

Even despite the terrible events associated with Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, people continue to live showing their fortitude - For example, Kharkiv Music Fest did happen.

From the Ancient Greek αμφίβολος (amphibolos) — ambiguous, deceptive; λιτος (lithos) — stone.

Coda is the final chapter in music that replicates all the main themes of music.

For the first time in several years, a father with his son decided to have dinner together. Will they be able to find a common language?

Iva comes to an authentic and picturesque provincial town in the mountains, where forgotten places have a warm scent of the past, lighting up a desire to bring back her first love, Boris, who is preparing for marriage. Contrary to the social norms, Iva goes right into the very heart of the events, the wedding ceremony, to archive her goal, but who knows how it will turn out.

Another visit to the doctor happens to be unsuccessful for Maria. Her marriage is on the verge of destruction. Deceiving her husband, she gradually realizes that she lives in a lie, and increasingly retreats into herself to look for forgotten answers.

The boy is hiding from being drafted into the army with his grandfather in the village. He does not tolerate violence and does not want to become a target for people he does not know. But suddenly a different view of the war occurs to him. You need to decide quickly.

Lyuba works at a confectionery factory. Her son is in the war zone and there is no connection with him. Lyuba goes in search of his son in an unfamiliar territory.

Young cello player Nastya is besotted with Yura and wants him to be her "first". But this can be too much for some men, so Nastya has to think carefully about her strategy.

A lone car drives across the vast expanses of the Ukrainian landscape. Two young men are traveling to celebrate their elder brother’s birthday, but their plan is delayed when their car breaks down.

During the political crisis in the Ukraine, young parents are going through a tough divorce. The mother wishes to emigrate with her child, but the father can't imagine living without his son.

Lack of self-confidence is stopping Viktor from entering the local House of Culture, where the speed dates are to be conducted. However, feeling all the severity of loneliness, he decides to make this step. His fear comes true - every date turns trial to him. Every date exсept one.

Valentina works in Lichtenstein. She lived in Kyiv until the age of 13. In 1996, during a hard transitive economic period in Ukraine, Valentina emigrated to Switzerland with her mother and stepfather. 20 years have passed.

This story is about a father and son who have different views on the future and different ideas about life.

A terrible accident happens on the New Year's Eve: the girl is taken to the intensive care, while her friend becomes mute after the shock. The parents try to find the way out of this situation, but first, they need to face their own problems and understand the value of life with the help of the cutting edge of technology.