Overview

This film, marking the 130th anniversary of Oleksandr Dovzhenko's birth, reveals the artist's controversial path—from his first attempts at cinema to the creation of masterpieces that became symbols of Ukrainian poetic cinema. The authors show his ability to maneuver between creative ambitions and the political demands of the era, remaining a unique figure in cultural history. 

Top Cast

Oleksandr Dovzhenko

Self (archive footage)

Vitalii Hordiienko

Self

Serhiy Trymbach

Self

Krzysztof Zanussi

Self

O

Oksana Volosheniuk

Self

A

Aliona Penzii

Self

V

Volodymyr Viatrovych

Self

V

Volodymyr Voitenko

Self

I

Ivan Kozlenko

Self