U poli
In the Field
Trailer
Back in 2014 fierce fighting broke out in the eastern Ukraine, a military conflict which has, to date, claimed the lives of in excess of 10,000 victims, an absolutely appalling figure. For the local population these numbers have meant the loss of loved-ones, and the unbearable uncertainty surrounding the fate of siblings, parents and children. A father refuses to accept the dictates of war and sets off on a journey along the frontline in search of his conscript son. In the process he risks provoking the ire of the pro-Russian enemy. Questions remain as to how this tragedy will end and what lessons we will learn from it.
A gripping film that allows for both depth and nuance, as well metaphorical imagery. JG
DCP | Farbe / colour
Oleksandr Shkrabak
Yevgen Kozeko
Yuriy Berehoviy Anna Maliyenko
Yana Nykytenko, Genadiy Braychenko
Maksym Kornilyuk
Vasyl Basha, Roman Semysal, Ivan Zalusky, Yurij Odynoky
Fresh Production Group
Oleg Shchebyna, Julia Cherniavska
26 Electrikov St.
04176 Kyiv
Ukraine
+38.44.53.71.22 4
www.freshproduction.com
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Oleksandr Shkrabak - born in 1987 in Yalta, USSR. He graduated from the Kyiv National University of Theatre, Film and Television with a degree in directing. During and after his studies he directed four short films and several music and commercial videos. In 2016 he received a grant from the Ukrainian State Film Agency for the production of U POLI.
SORTIROVSHIK (2013, short)
MARIA (2014, short)
POSLEDNIY POSETITIYEL (2015, short)
EKHO (2016, short)