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Ever since the Euromaidan revolution in 2014 Valentyn´s life has been moving in heavy swell. In his hometown Romny, in the North-East of Ukraine he is fighting corrupted politics with unconditional dedication putting up with compromising attacks. With the help of his good friends, clear vision for his society but little budget he takes up the candidature for the countries parliament in 2019. Whenever Valentyn needs a break he gets his self-built Kayak and prepares trying to cross the Black Sea for the third time now.
Eva Neidlinger
Eva Neidlinger, Christina Demenshina
Robert Schulzmann
Kevin Jahnel, Valeriia Khazan, Danylo Okulov
Stefanie Trambow
Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg
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