UKRAINA! FILM FESTIVAL
This year's festival ran for 6 days in Warsaw and till December it's replicated in several other cities of Poland, it had its online edition too. More than 60 films were presented and 17 events accompanied them, including the first ever masterclasses: one of a Ukrainian scriptwriter and one a Ukrainian director.
СМАК СВОБОДИ (TASTE OF FREEDOM)
Recommended. Inspired by a true life cooking book from a century ago, it's a fairy tale where a dash of magic spices up chef rivalry. A charming love story, parallel to the career one, neighbour disagreements, cultural differences between classes, a mum in the background make it more "Pollyanna"-like rather than an urban career tale. Owing to professional visual effects, in this movie even accommodation issues and a job search look magical.
Sadly, the part-Korean actor from the movie has died in the ongoing war.
LETO KADA SAM NAUCILA DA LETIM (HOW I LEARNED TO FLY)
Recommended. A sunny holiday story, with occasional pleasant pop music, set in Hvar, Croatia, where a girl from Serbia is spending summer with her grandma. It's comical, especially the overbearing granny, and upbeat, even a death isn't a tragedy but a natural cycle of life. Great fun.
Reviewed from the distributor's screener, cinematic reception might differ.
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