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Browse 90 movies from Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Karyi Theatre, Cinema and Television University
Detective conducts the surveillance for a young man. After a time he discovers his dealer, however the dealer appears to be very creative in his business and a legal agent exceeds his instructions in methods of dealing with crimes. As a result, this encourages the dealer's reckless behavior, which attacks his prodigal father who just appears in the wrong place and the wrong time. He just wanted to give his son a hug.
Jul 2013
11-year-old Anya lives in an almost perfect world, but her only dream is to see her father more often. The tension between her parents becomes a barrier, but dreams do come true, don't they? A clever dad finds a solution to make sure they have a great summer together.
Sep 2024
An honest and just judge, despite attempts at bribery and threats, dares to pass a fair sentence, and face with dire consequences.
Oct 2021
A nurse keeps a patient in a coma, but one day his wife and son visit him.
Jun 2025
When a man leaves his mistress to care for his seriously ill mother, the apartment becomes a battlefield between sexual manipulation and death, which stubbornly does not hurry to come.
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After humiliating rehearsals and constant comparisons with the ideal soloist, the young dancer decides to take her place at all costs - even if it means blurring the line between stage and crime.
Dec 2025
On New Year’s Eve, a brother and sister living on the streets look for warmth and safety in a cold, festive city. A stranger’s kindness seems to give them hope, but it puts their trust to the test.
Two students are trying to fix a broken curtain before a lecture starts.
May 2025
Having deceived his nurse and left his mother to live out her life alone, a man believes he has bought himself peace. But there is a price to pay for everything, and the price turns out to be higher than he thought.
In a young actress sitting in a hospital office, we recognize a youthful Persephone. She is facing surgery that may become the final act of her personal play. By signing the consent form, the doctor, Hades, stamps the paper with a seal shaped like an obelisk — the coin given to souls in Greek mythology for their passage to the underworld. This gesture symbolizes the fatality of her decision.
On the verge of despair, she is ready to leave everything, but at the last moment she returns - and it changes everything.
A boy confesses his love to a girl, but can't say the words.
Jan 2025
Despite himself, a doctor has to go with his young patient in the mountains. He will never forget this trip. Through a "mise en abyme" of the filmic process by an original method that reveals what the protagonist is filming, we are constantly rocked between the freshness of the film and the drama being played.
Dec 2014
Sometimes our imagination turns into something more material than real life.
Jan 1998
Comedy mockumentary film. A group of documentary filmmakers makes films about life in Brovary (Kyiv region, Ukraine). Unexpectedly, they manage to shoot a real hero with superpowers. His name is Captain Brovary, he is quite narcissistic, but is loved by all the locals. However, a competitor appears on the horizon. His name is Black Exterminator.
Apr 2023
Mark is a young man who is running away from loneliness. He dates girls, but decides to work through his problems with a psychotherapist — and this turns out to be far from an easy therapy…
To enter the university, the entrant goes through all the stages approved by the admissions committee. Not wanting to follow the instructions of the environment, she is forced to accept the fate, which is funded spontaneously every second, as well as the desire to resist it.
Jun 2021
A painter, consumed by the drug Morpheus, creates his greatest masterpiece - but in doing so, loses the boundary between life, art, and death.
Valentina works in Lichtenstein. She lived in Kyiv until the age of 13. In 1996, during a hard transitive economic period in Ukraine, Valentina emigrated to Switzerland with her mother and stepfather. 20 years have passed.
Jul 2016
A family celebrates the birthday of their son. After a warm birthday greeting, their usual feast takes place.
Nov 2022