eng: An old woman is lying on a bed.

2024 National competition DOCU/UKRAINE

A Bit of a Stran­ger

director: Svitlana Lishchynska
Sweden, Germany, Ukraine202490’
In original language, available with English subtitles and with audio description (settings in the lower right corner of the video player). The film contains the depiction of war.
In original language, available with English subtitles and with audio description (settings in the lower right corner of the video player). The film contains the depiction of war.
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Four generations of Ukrainian women from one family explore how their ethnic identity has been destroyed by the full-scale Russian invasion. Together and one by one at the same time, they embark on an emotional journey shaped by their newfound memories and family history.

Director:

Svitlana Lishchynska

Producer:

Anna Kapustina, Fredrik Lange, Kristina Börjeson

Camera:

Petro Tsymbal, Krystyna Lizohub, Ivan Fomichenko, Vlad Dergunov, Maryna Svitlychna, Denis Strashnyi, Roman Petrusyak, Anja Zhukova, Shaun Holder, Jasleen Kaur Sethi, Jack Bradley, Jack Laurenson

Sound:

Nataliia Avramenko

Production:

Albatros Communicos Ukraine, ZDF / ARTE, Vilda Bomben AB, Film I Vast

Distribution:

Film Harbour

Telling the story of this country, its people and the difficult struggle for freedom and independence, Ukrainian documentary filmmakers find extraordinary forms and carefully construct narratives that become not just a dry record of reality, but impressive pictures that are recognizable and understandable to viewers both in Ukraine and abroad.