Feature Film Selection/ Poland, Ukraine, 2024, Color, 70'
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Details
- Director: Adelina Borets
- Screenplay: Adelina Borets, Glib Lukianets, Marta Molfar
- Editing: Agata Cierniak, Mateusz Wojtynski
- Cinematography: Bohdan Rozumnyi, Bohdan Borysenko
- Music: Dakhabrakha
- Producer: Glib Lukianets, Natalia Grzegorzek
- Production: Gogol Film
- 2025 OKO Ethnographic Film Festival Creative Ethnographic Representation
- 2024 Créteil Women's Film Festival Best Documentary, Audience Award
- Molodist Kyiv Film Festival Best Film
- WATCH DOCS Film Festival Special Mention, Award of the Association of Art Cinemas
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Recap
Natalia (67), a strong, independent anarchist with a sharp sense of humour, is determined to defend her beloved land against all odds. What begins as a battle against developers soon takes on a deeper meaning when Russia invades Ukraine, intensifying her fight for survival. Flowers of Ukraine paints a compelling portrait of a woman who refuses to back down, offering viewers a powerful message of resilience and hope.
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Director
Adelina Borets
Born in 1998 Ukraine, Adelina Borets graduated in directing from the Warsaw Film School and in screenwriting from the Wajda School. She is currently completing her master's degree in arts at the Kieslowski Film School in Katowice, Poland. Her films have been presented at numerous international film festivals, including the Warsaw Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, Kyiv Critics' Week, and the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. Flowers of Ukraine is her first feature-length documentary, which had its world premiere at the Krakow Film Festival.
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