Mother

"Somewhere in the present-day Ukraine, torn by the military aggression, two journalists are trying to cover the scale of destruction and suffering - and stay alive. They accidently meet a confused woman whose story is emblematic of the nationwide drama that is happening at this very moment.

It is the first feature film made in Ukraine since the start of 2022 war. It was shot in the town of Borodyanka near Kiev on the 19-20 of April 2022. All devastation shown in the film is authentic. While driving to the location set production cars were passing destroyed military equipment and corpses of Russian soldiers that were left after the army withdrawn. Director Iurii Leuta wasn't sure how many of the crew members would be willing to return on the set next day. Eventually everyone has returned."