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Glorious Revolution

Synopsis

In 2014, at the height of the Ukrainian revolution, a mother loses her son who is killed while protesting in Independence Square. Her attempt to bury him as a hero clashes with a corrupt bureaucratic system, testing her view of Ukraine.
Official Selection CAMERIMAGE - International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography 2021 - World premiere
Official Selection Cannes Cinéfondation - La Cinef 2022
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Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
20 min
Format
35mm
Director
Masha Novikiva
Producer
Paisley Valentine Walsh
Co-Producer
Masha Novikova
Editor
Masha Novikova
Screenwriter
Matthew McHaffie
Director of Photography
Pablo Garrido Carreras
Production Designer
Gordey Stolyar
Sound
Bojan Palikuca
Principal cast
Natalia Berezhnaya, Ilya Del

Genre

Human Rights Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Paisley Valentine Walsh

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