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A powerful celebration of resistance, set in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in the aftermath of a passenger plane that was shot down in 2014.

We are located in the Donetsk region of Eastern Ukraine, July 2014. Irka and Tolik are a couple anticipating the birth of their first child, but when a plane crashes nearby they’re torn out of their safe bubble. Everything changes for the young couple. Armed forces are closing in on the region and relatives of those who perished in the plane crash are visiting the area as a sort of pilgrimage. The young couple have to decide whether to stay or to evacuate.

Klondike is based on the real Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down in Eastern Ukraine on July 17th, 2014. The film uses a surreal, tense mood to tell the story of the couple living near the site of the tragedy. The story of the couple who is intent on keeping their home in a conflict area of ever-increasing tension is a powerful celebration of human resistance.

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The section is supported by Fritt ord and Bergesensstiftelsen and is a collaboration with The Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Save the Children Norway and Ukrainett (Norwegian Network for Research on Ukraine).

Director

Maryna er Gorbach started her studies at the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University in Ukraine before her master’s degree at Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing in Poland. Before Klondike she directed three feature films with her husband Mehmet Bahadir Er.

This film is part of

In the Crossfire

Original title Klondike

Country Ukraine, Turkey

Year 2022

Director Maryna er Gorbach

Screenplay Maryna er Gorbach

Cinematography Sviatoslav Bulakovskyi

Producer Maryna er Gorbach, Mehmet Bahadir Er, Sviatoslav Bulakovskyi

Cast Oksana Cherkashyna, Sergey Shadrin, Oleg Shcherbina, Oleg Shevchuk

Production Company KEDR FILM / PROTIM V.P

Runtime 1h 40m

Language Ukrainian, Russian, Dutch, Czech

Subtitles English

Genre Drama

Format DCP

Age limit 15

Links IMDb

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