Flowers of Ukraine
Poland, Ukraine2024documentary70'Polish Documentary Panorama
On a flowery plot of land, in the middle of a block of flates in Kiev lives 67-year-old Natalia. She raises goats and chickens, cultivates a garden, and for years has been fighting against investors who would like to build another property in place of her house. A common sight in her daily life are excavators, which Natalia drives away from her property with the same determination each time. No amount of money can convince her to change her decision because after all, it's about her home, not just a piece of land. And just when it seems that the fight against developers is the worst thing she faces, the attack of Russia on Ukraine begins.
- directed by
- Adelina BoretsQ&A guest
A screenwriter and director born in Mariupol, Ukraine. She is a graduate of directing at the Warsaw Film School and the Script course at the Wajda School. She is currently defending her master's degree in directing at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. Her debut documentary film entitled ‘Star of Wormwood’ won the Grand Prix and the audience award at the 15th International Ecological Festival ‘EKOFILM’, the Grand Prix at the Golden Frames festival - International Festival of Short Fiction Films, and the medium-length feature film ‘Paradise House’ was recognised as the best feature film at the Coal Film Festival in Katowice and was awarded the special critics‘ prize at the Critics’ Festival in Kiev.
- cinematography
- Bohdan Rozumnyi, Bohdan Borysenko
- script
- Adelina Borets
- music
- Dakhabrakha
- editing
- Agata Cierniak, Mateusz Wojtyński
- production
- Glib Lukianets (Gogol Film)
- Photo
