UKRAINA! FILM FESTIVAL
TINI ZBUTYKH PREDKIV (SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS) (1965)
Walked out. Sort of folk musical with very bad music, shaky and rushed camerawork and no obvious plot. Looks archaic too.
UKRAINIAN SHERIFFS (2015)
Watchable. Oscar candidate?! Really? A documentary about a poor village where nearly everyone is an alcoholic and has served a term in prison. Culture-wise Ukraine is certainly close to Russia, taken the amount of alcohol consumed and taking ice dips in winter.
GNIZDO GORLYTSI (THE NEST OF THE TURTLEDOVE) (2016)
Watchable. Clear and thorough portrayal of Ukrainina immigration to Italy: its causes, effects on the emigrating women, their spouses and offspring. The film's very well made, it truly brings it all home. A minor weakness of the film is its not closing some subplots.
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