Modern Ukrainian cinematography pleases viewers with pictures of different genres, among which stand out melodramatic stories, comedies and dramas. However, among them there is a place and adventures with adventures. We offer a list of the best Ukrainian films, among which everyone can find something to his liking.
The Power of Love and Voice
- IMDB Rating – 8.2
- Genre: Biography, Music, Documentary
- Production: Ukraine / 2014
- Director: Elena Kolyadenko, Tina Karol
- Starring: Tina Karol
The biographical movie with a high rating presents the life of Ukrainian singer Tina Karol. A loving wife and mother, a person of strong convictions – she can be an example for many people. The picture alternates between concert numbers of Tina and scenes about her life and work.
The singer here plays herself. She shares with the audience her thoughts about the value of each moment. Such conversations are not easy for Tina – a year before the shooting her husband died. The music is a continuation of the personal experiences of this strong woman.
The tagline of the movie is, “A script written by life.”
Guide
- IMDB Rating – 7.7
- Genre: Military, Drama, Adventure
- Production: Ukraine / 2013
- Budget: $2 000 000
- Director: Oles Sanin
- Starring: Anton Sviatoslav Green, Stanislav Boklan, Alexander Kobzar, Jamala, Irina Sanina, Jeff Burrell, Andriy Bilous, Fedor Strigun, Oleg Primogenov, Maxim Stoyalov
The action takes place in the 30s of the last century. American Michael Shamrock comes to work in Ukrainian Kharkov, he takes his little son with him. But Michael’s romantic nature does not let him quietly build a socialist future.
The man falls in love with the actress Olga Levitskaya. But to her has feelings and a cruel commissar, who is not going to tolerate the rivalry. After the death of the American, his son becomes the guide of a blind kobzar.
The little guide was played by an American boy, Anton Sviatoslav Green. The director chose him out of 200 candidates for the role.
Stolen Happiness
- Genre: Drama, melodrama
- Production: Ukraine / 2005
- Director: Andrey Donchik
- Starring: Natalia Dolya, Anatoly Pashinin, Alexey Bogdanovich, Vitaly Linetsky, Yevgeny Pashin, Larisa Rusnak, Dmitry Lalenkov, Nina Kastorf, Sergey Gavrilyuk, Andriy Bilous.
A movie about a love triangle, where finding happiness becomes almost unrealistic. Anna and Mikhailo love each other. The man, feeling material responsibility, goes to earn money. Soon Anna receives news of his death and only now learns that her beloved fought as a mercenary in another country.
She is helped out of her depression by her friend Mykola, and later they become husband and wife. But a year later Mikhailo shows up – he comes to the couple’s house as if nothing had happened….
The movie story became a modern reading of the work of Ukrainian writer and poet Ivan Franko, who lived in the XIX – early XX century.
Cure Fear
- Genre: History, biography, drama
- Production: Ukraine, Belarus / 2013
- Worldwide Box Office: $95,080
- Director: Alexander Parkhomenko
- Starring: Vitaly Bezrukov, Andrei Saminin, Ekaterina Guseva, Victoria Malektorovich, Alexei Shevchenkov, Alexander Yatsko, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Ivan Matskevich, Alexander Chislov, Tatiana Kargaeva
The plot is based on the complicated fate of the famous surgeon and priest Valentin Voyno-Yasenetsky, whom the Orthodox know as St. Luke. When in his youth he was faced with the choice of which professional path to choose, he decided to save human lives.
Later he would become an archbishop and save not only the bodies, but also the souls of people who turned to him for help. There was also true love in his life – for his wife, whom he was unable to cure.
The director of the picture was Alexander Parkhomenko, known for the series “Female Doctor”.
My Thoughts Are Quiet
- IMDB Rating – 7.8
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Production: Ukraine / 2019
- Worldwide Box Office: $369,623
- Director: Antonio Lukic
- Starring: Irma Vitovska, Andriy Lidagovski
A guy Vadim works in Kiev as a sound engineer. He constantly faces problems, both at work and in his personal life. One day he gets a chance to go to Canada, but to do this he needs to successfully complete a task – to record the voices of animals in Transcarpathia.
Vadim grabs this opportunity and enthusiastically takes up the job. Only his own mother becomes his unexpected partner.
Among the film’s awards is the Special Jury Award of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
It’s All for a Reason
- IMDB Rating – 5.6
- Genre: Melodrama
- Production: Ukraine / 2009
- Director: Sergey Poluyanov
- Starring: Ivan Stebunov, Karina Razumovskaya, Ekaterina Klimova, Ivan Parshin, Sergei Bekhterev, Dmitry Zverev, Dmitry Sutyrin, Tatiana Tkach, Anna Slynko, Olga Rumyantseva.
The heroes of this story are sure that their meeting was predetermined. Andrei, who has always despised sentimentality, is now madly in love with the girl Lilya. She seems extraordinary to him, unlike others with her open view of the world and her belief in miracles.
Lilya really considers their meeting a miracle: next to Andrei she forgets about her problem – a heart defect.
The picture was shot by director Sergei Poluyanov, among his works – the series “The Magnificent Five” and “Admirals of the district”.
Orange Love
- IMDB Rating – 6.5
- Genre: Drama, melodrama
- Production: Ukraine / 2007
- Budget: $740,000
- Worldwide Box Office: $31,000
- Director: Alan Badoev
- Starring: Alexei Chadov, Olga Makeieva, Alexei Vertinsky, Vyacheslav Burlachko, Katerina Kantor, Andrey Streltsov, Dmitry Malkov, Galina Bozhenko, Dmitry Malkov
Their love began with a meeting in a streetcar – both of them were escaping the pouring rain. Roman, a young photographer and journalist, and Katya, a conservatory student, liked each other immediately. However, harsh tests awaited them ahead.
The guys were so sure of their feelings that they agreed to enter into a strange game. First, an apartment in the center of Kiev and 200 thousand euros were put on the line, and then the struggle for their very existence began….
The slogan of the picture was the phrase: “What do you know about love?”.
Year of the Goldfish
- Genre: Melodrama
- Production: Ukraine / 2007
- Director: Andrey Krasavin
- Starring: Irina Grineva, Alexei Vertinsky, Elena Koreneva, Elena Panova, Dmitry Ulyanov, Evgeniya Dmitrieva, Elena Ksenofontova, Alexander Samoilenko, Stanislav Boklan, Vasily Shchipitsyn.
In the life of singer Lada everything is going the best way: successful career, fame, fiancé Vadim. Before the wedding, the girl gathers her friends to share her joy. Talking, they raise the topic of personal happiness.
Lada suggests that the girls clearly formulate their desires and write them on pieces of paper. She assures them that in a year they will come true. But will the fate of the friends really turn out?
In the scene where one of the characters plays the piano, a close-up of the hands of sound engineer Egor Irodov is shown.
Dinner’s Served!
- IMDB Rating – 6.9
- Genre: Comedy
- Production: Ukraine / 2005
- Director: Maxim Papernik
- Starring: Alexander Baluev, Yulia Rutberg, Alexander Lykov, Maria Aronova, Olga Krasko, Nikolai Boklan, Vladimir Episkoposyan
Each character in this comedy story has something to hide. The need to pretend has driven them into an unimaginable and deadlocked situation. The wife says that she is going to celebrate New Year’s Eve with her mother, although in fact she is planning an evening with her lover. The delighted husband, meanwhile, is waiting to meet his mistress.
But the wife finds out about his intentions and returns. The husband calls his friend for help, not realizing that he is his wife’s lover….
The movie starred famous actors: Alexander Baluev, Yulia Rutberg, Alexander Lykov, Maria Aronova, Olga Krasko.
Secondary People
- IMDB Rating – 7.1
- Genre: Drama, melodrama, comedy
- Production: Ukraine / 2001
- Director: Kira Muratova
- Starring: Natalia Buzko, Nikolai Sednev, Jean Daniel, Vladimir Komarov, Sergey Popov, Anna Mikhailovskaya, Sergey Afanasyev, Evgeny Golubenko, Mikhail Voloshin, Dmitry Ermakov.
The plot revolves around people who can’t be called anything but minor. They are ridiculous and clumsy, and all the cases they undertake invariably fail. The watchman Vera lives with an alcoholic, and after another drink he begins to violently clarify relations. The woman, frightened for her life, calls the district doctor.
But something goes wrong, and one of the participants in the altercation becomes an unwitting murderer. The absurdity of the situation is aggravated when another character appears – Misha, who has escaped from the mental hospital.
The film was directed by Kira Muratova. She is known for the fact that in the rating of the hundred best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema her works were the most (eight pictures).
Unruly
- IMDB Rating – 6.9
- Genre: Drama, Military
- Production: Ukraine / 2000
- Budget: $1,000,000
- Director: Oles Yanchuk
- Starring: Grigory Gladiy, Victoria Malektorovich, Viktor Stepanov, Svetlana Vatamanyuk, Dmitry Mirgorodsky, Vladimir Goryansky, Sergei Romaniuk, Yaroslav Muka, Alexei Vertinsky, Alla Gordienko
The picture about the life of Roman Shukhevych was shot by Ukrainian director Oles Yanchuk. His work is mainly devoted to historical events of the last century. The director presents the controversial personality in the history of Ukraine as a symbol of the struggle for independence.
According to the plot, Roman Shukhevych, the leader of the UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army), rejects the offer to leave the country after World War II. He stays in his homeland to continue fighting as part of the underground.
The movie was in the list of 24 best Ukrainian pictures according to “24 Channel”.
If Only
- IMDB Rating – 6.2
- Genre: Comedy, melodrama
- Production: Ukraine, Russia / 2016
- Director: Oleg Turansky
- Starring: Olesya Fattakhova, Timofei Karataev, Anna Kuzina, Nastya Zadorozhnaya, Dmitry Sharakois, Igor Pazych, Dmitry Oskin, Svetlana Orlichenko, Alyona Kolesnichenko, Vladislav Nikityuk
After years of married life, 35-year-old Ekaterina realizes that she made a mistake when she married Lyosha. In his youth, a talented musician, now her husband has become an ordinary district auditor. Katya herself works in a garment factory, dreaming of having her clothing collections shown on the world’s catwalks.
If she had chosen Serge in her time, her dreams could have come true… That’s what Ekaterina thought, and one day she got a chance to go back in time and change everything.
The director of the film – Oleg Turansky, among whose successful works series “Expert” and “Love with the aroma of coffee”.
Home Sweet Home
- IMDB Rating – 4.9
- Genre: Melodrama, comedy
- Production: Ukraine / 2008
- Director: Alexei Mamedov
- Starring: Victor Bychkov, Agnia Kuznetsova, Stanislav Belyaev, Anastasia Makeeva, Anton Vakhliovsky, Valentin Tomusiak, Yevgeny Paperny, Victor Stepanenko
Student Masha has no money for rent, so she comes up with an original way out of the situation. Her father Mikhail searches through the computer for temporarily empty apartments, then Masha hacks them and lives there until the owners return.
The girl is quite satisfied with such an adventurous life, and her father perceives the process as a virtual game. But after the next move-in, the burglar encounters the unexpectedly returned owner… Will she manage to get out of the difficult situation?
The role of Kostya, the owner of the apartment, played by actor Stanislav Belyaev, known for the series “Besy”, “Londongrad. Know Our Own”, the movie “The Crew” and others.
To Regain My Faith
- IMDB Rating – 6.9
- Genre: Drama, melodrama, sport
- Production: Ukraine / 2006
- Director: Vera Yakovenko
- Starring: Elena Zakharova, Ilya Noskov, Vladimir Zherebtsov, Valery Legin, Irina Bardakova, Alexei Vertinsky, Dmitry Yurchenko, Alla Fomicheva, Lina Budnik, Alla Gordienko.
Figure skater Vera Reshetnikova together with her boyfriend and partner Evgeny are preparing to perform at the Olympics. But one day the athlete gets a serious back injury and ends up in hospital. The girl has to undergo a long rehabilitation, and on this difficult path she is supported by a young doctor Ruslan.
Soon it turns out that Evgeny is preparing for competitions with another skater. Another blow for Vera is the realization that she will no longer be able to walk….
Actress Elena Zakharova, who played the main role, participated in the popular TV show “Ice Age” in 2006.
Poor LIZ
- IMDB Rating – 7.1
- Genre: Comedy
- Production: Ukraine / 2013
- Director: Alexei Lisovets
- Starring: Anton Pampushny, Maria Mashkova, Niyole Serezhnikova, Alexander Danilchenko, Lina Budnik, Nikolai Boklan, Lyubov Tymoshevskaya, Ekaterina Kisten, Svetlana Shtanko, Dmitry Lalenkov
A good movie about village love. Canadian policeman Joe Sokoloff comes to his grandmother’s homeland, Russia. After his fellow travelers rob him on the train, he is left in a Kuban village without money and documents.
Not immediately the foreigner manages to get used to the mores reigning in the Russian village. But soon he is imbued with the local atmosphere and falls in love with a young woman, Liza. She raises her daughter alone, while her debt-ridden husband hides somewhere in the city from creditors.
The role of Cossack Lisa was played by Maria Mashkova, daughter of the famous director and actor Vladimir Mashkova.
Someone Who Walked Through Fire
- IMDB Rating – 6.9
- Genre: Drama, Adventure, Biography
- Production: Ukraine / 2011
- Budget: ₴ 16,000,000
- Worldwide Box Office: $195,683
- Director: Mikhail Ilyenko
- Starring: Dmitry Linartovich, Victor Andrienko, Olga Grishina, Alexander Ignatusha, Ivanna Ilyenko, Alexei Kolesnik, Vitaly Linetsky, Artem Antonchenko, Oleg Primogenov, Mykola Boklan
Ivan Dodok, a military pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union, was a German prisoner of war, but he managed to escape. In his homeland, he was charged with state treason and sent to a camp.
This time Ivan managed to escape from imprisonment, but now a real hunt for him began. As a result, the pilot finds himself in Canada, in one of the Indian tribes, where he is elected chief and given the name “Totktoprohsledskvozdozgon”.
The prototype of the hero was an ace pilot Ivan Datsenko. He was born in a small Ukrainian village in Poltava region, was a Hero of the Soviet Union, according to legend, after the camps he ended up in the Mohawk tribe in Canada.
Homeless
- Genre: Drama
- Production: Ukraine / 2006
- Director: Andrei Benkendorf
- Starring: Sergey Romaniuk, Sergey Astakhov, Natalia Lukeicheva, Oleg Vasilkov, Marina Yakovleva, Alexander Danilevich, Nina Kastorf, Galina Korneeva, Vitaly Ivanchenko, Lilia Maiboroda
Sixty-year-old Nikolai Frolov once had a beloved wife, a job, a home, and the respect of others. But one fateful day crossed his life into before and after. He only wanted to save his wife, but ended up behind bars.
Having served a long term, the man found himself at large as a homeless man. The trials of vagrant life began: nights in the basement, hunger, cold. Will Nikolai be able to remain a human being after all the blows of fate?
The slogan of the movie is the phrase: “Fate made a cruel turn, but he did not give up…”.
A Woman Who’s Not Adventurous
- IMDB Rating – 6.6
- Genre: Drama, melodrama
- Production: Ukraine / 2008
- Director: Nikolai Mikhailov
- Starring: Elena Ksenofontova, Stanislav Bondarenko, Anatoly Zhuravlev, Katya Kabak, Alexander Siguev, Angelika Volskaya, Olesya Zhurakovskaya, Raisa Ryazanova, Sergei Romaniuk, Konstantin Shaforenko.
Irina’s happy family life was destroyed because of her own weakness and rash actions. A stable job, a caring husband, two children… She could continue to live in prosperity and not think about problems.
But one day a woman falls in love with a young and charming Andrei. The spouse, unable to withstand the experience, dies of a heart attack, and the children turn away from her. Irina goes mad with despair and makes a difficult decision….
The role of Irina played by actress Elena Ksenofontova, known for the series “Kitchen”, “Goodbye, boys”, the movie “Year of the Goldfish” and others.
When the Cranes Fly South
- Genre: Melodrama
- Production: Ukraine / 2010
- Director: Julia Krasnova
- Starring: Maria Anikanova, Dmitry Miller, Kirill Grebenshchikov, Anna Snatkina, Mikhail Zhonin, Dmitry Surzhikov, Alexander Getmansky, Olesya Zhurakovskaya, Inna Kapinos, Nina Kastorf.
Irina, a single mother, brings up her little daughter Lisa and works at school. One day the girl becomes ill and the doctors conclude that she has a heart defect. Only surgery will help the child, but the simple teacher has no money.
Irina turns for help to a rich businessman Ivan Zhurbin, but he quickly forgets about her request. The woman sells her apartment and goes to live in the village. Neither she nor the businessman guesses that fate will soon bring them together again under unexpected circumstances.
The film was directed by Julia Krasnova, the author of the series “Sklifosovsky”, the film “Alexandra”, “When the blossom blossoms Ledum” and others.
One More Chance
- Genre: Melodrama
- Production: Ukraine / 2008
- Director: Sergey Aleshechkin
- Starring: Maria Anikanova, Yuri Baturin, Ekaterina Malikova, Alexander Naumov, Kirill Safonov, Natalia Kalatai, Oles Katsion, Olga Radchuk, Zhanna Bogdevich, Stanislav Shchekin.
Polina’s husband and young son are killed in a terrible accident. The woman herself miraculously survives, but falls into a severe depression. She even thinks about taking her own life. But her sister Vera is by her side and supports her. She advises Polina to give birth to another baby.
The woman follows her sister’s advice and finds a suitable candidate for a father. Everything goes according to plan, and having become pregnant, she breaks off relations with the man. Only years later their paths cross again….
The main roles played by Maria Anikanova and Yuri Baturin.
Carassi
- IMDB Rating – 6.8
- Genre: Drama, melodrama
- Production: Ukraine / 2008
- Director: Sergey Krutin
- Starring: Elena Yakovleva, Yuri Stepanov, Yaroslav Zhalnin, Svetlana Malyukova, Natalia Prosvetova, Konstantin Milovanov, Vera Klimkovetskaya, Nadezhda Kondratovskaya, Anatoly Zinovenko, Alexandra Perepelitsa.
An ordinary family under the surname Karasi lives in a Russian metropolis. The head of the family is Colonel Karas, a straightforward man, but often does not notice the worries of the rest of the household. Wife Larissa works as a doctor and is constantly absorbed in her own problems. Daughter Veronica studies in graduate school and suffers from unhappy love. Son Andrei is a charming guy and a slacker.
The family has long lived apart, but one day there is a task that unites everyone. They decide to marry Andrei, which turns out to be not so easy…..
Playing husband and wife Yuri Stepanov and Elena Yakovleva previously starred in the role of spouses.
Aurora
- IMDB Rating – 5.9
- Genre: Drama
- Production: Ukraine / 2006
- Worldwide Box Office: $296,512
- Director: Oksana Bayrak
- Starring: Dmitry Kharatyan, Eric Roberts, Nastasia Zurkalova, Anastasia Mes’kova, Viktor Stepanov, Rimma Zyubina, Oleg Maslennikov, Anastasia Serdyuk, Vladimir Goryansky, Ekaterina Kachan.
A girl Aurora lives in an orphanage in Pripyat and dreams of becoming a ballerina. Her only friend is Taras Savchenko, an employee of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Aurora liked to meet him after his shift at the entrance to the plant. So it happened on the day of the accident. The girl is exposed to strong radiation, and it seems that there is no chance of salvation.
But suddenly there is an opportunity to send Aurora to America for surgery. Here the girl meets ballet star Nick Astakhov, who at that time is in a creative crisis. The life of both characters is filled with new meaning.
Filming of the movie took place in Kiev, Donetsk, Kramatorsk and Los Angeles.
Women’s Intuition
- IMDB Rating – 5.8
- Genre: Melodrama
- Production: Ukraine / 2003
- Director: Oksana Bayrak
- Starring: Alexander Dyachenko, Olga Pogodina, Nastasia Zurkalova, Alla Maslennikova, Rimma Zyubina, Alyona Ivchenko, Anatoly Dyachenko, Konstantin Shamin, Vitaly Linetsky, Svetlana Usatyuk.
Young businessman Alexander did not pay enough attention to his wife, and she found another life partner, having gone abroad with him. Daughter Masha, left with her father, is going through her parents’ divorce. Constantly busy Alexander hires the girl governesses. But they do not stay long – no one wants to tolerate the antics of a difficult child.
Another young woman named Daria turns out to be an exception. The girl sincerely wants to help Masha, and her efforts can not leave the businessman indifferent.
The role of the daughter of a businessman played Anastasia Zurkalova, and this movie was one of her first projects. The young actress starred in other films directed by Oksana Bayrak.
Deadly Alive
- IMDB Rating – 6.4
- Genre: Thriller, Drama, Detective
- Production: Ukraine / 2015
- Budget: $15,000
- Director: Maxim Stetskov
- Starring: Victoria Varley, Maxim Stetskov, Alexander Gereles, Vyacheslav Dovzhenko, Oleg Primogenov, Mikhail Krishtal, Alexander Pechenik
Famous writer Semyon receives messages from an unknown number on his phone for three years, describing his near future. Strangely enough, each of the predictions comes true, regardless of how the hero acts.
Semyon tried to find the anonymous author, but the attempts were unsuccessful. The writer is almost used to strange messages, but the next one turns out to be ominous – it contains the date of Semyon’s death.
The slogan of the movie was the question, “Do you believe in fate?”.
I Thought You’d Always Be
- IMDB Rating – 7.6
- Genre: Melodrama
- Production: Ukraine / 2013
- Director: Oleg Filipenko
- Starring: Irina Tarannik, Konstantin Milovanov, Andrey Debrin, Irina Melnik, Lyubov Solodova, Alexei Prokopenko, Pavel Aldoshin, Valentina Pugacheva, Vera Kobzar, Maria Tarasova
After the death of his spouse, Eugene realized how much she was dear to him. Even though Mila died of cancer, and everyone knew about the imminent outcome, the event was a blow to her husband.
One day, when he and his daughter were at the cemetery, Eugene noticed that his wife was buried next to an unknown grave. The daughter explained that her mother insisted on this, obviously, that person was dear to her. But who was he to Mila? This question did not give rest to Eugene, and the man decided to find out everything.
Konstantin Milovanov and Irina Tarannik performed in the lead roles.
Grandpa
- Genre: Drama
- Production: Ukraine / 2011
- Director: Mikhail Zhuravkin
- Starring: Stanislav Lyubshin, Irina Lindt, Igor Chernevich, Ivan Bezborodov, Dmitry Surzhikov, Evgeny Kaporin, Alexey Yurchenko, Daria Lyubshina-Luran, Ekaterina Kisten, Ivan Zolotukhin
War veteran Andrei Petrovich Lvov always stood for honor and justice. He brought up his daughter, granddaughter and great-grandson Andrei in accordance with such principles.
When the boy grew up and went to serve in the army, he could not tolerate the antics of Captain Efremov. Andrei was not afraid to object to the senior officer and for this he paid the price. Drunk, the captain shot the young man. They tried to hide the terrible truth, but Andrei’s grandfather found out about what had happened and decided to take revenge.
The music for the movie was composed by Oles Korovnichenko. He also created compositions for the TV series “Coffee-Scented Love”, “Testing”, “Spetsy” and others.
Sorochinsky Fair
- IMDB Rating – 6.1
- Genre: Musical, melodrama, comedy
- Production: Ukraine / 2004
- Director: Semyon Gorov
- Starring: Georgy Hostikoev, Nadezhda Granovskaya, Sofia Rotaru, Valery Meladze, Andrey Danilko, Andrey Fedortsov, Anatoly Dyachenko, Yuri Galtsev, Sergey Melnichenko, Inna Belokon.
The town of Sorochintsy hosts a grandiose fair every year. Solopiy Cherevik, a prosperous villager, cannot miss this event. He goes to the fair with his evil wife Havronya and his three daughters – Paraska, Gorpina and Motrei. Here they meet three boys. One of them, Hrytsko, pays attention to Paraska, and sympathy arises between the young men.
However, the stepmother is not satisfied with this, she is rude to the boys, and they do not go into their pockets for a word in return. Hrytsko meets a gypsy woman at the fair, who promises to help the young man get married to his beloved.
A musical comedy based on Nikolai Gogol’s novel of the same name.
Document Photo
- IMDB Rating – 6.3
- Genre: Melodrama
- Production: Ukraine / 2013
- Director: Maxim Mekheda
- Starring: Eldar Lebedev, Julia Mavrina, Ivan Bezborodov, Lyubava Greshnova, Peter Krylov, Sergey Siplivy, Igor Rubashkin, Andrey Krivoruchko, Pavel Tabakov, Tamara Plashenko
Ani and Vlad have been married for five years. They are successful, financially secure, but their feelings have cracked. Before the wedding everything was the opposite – they were poor students, passionately in love with each other.
Anya wants to sort out her feelings, and for this she needs a change of scenery. The girl goes on a business trip to Kiev, and the spring city plunges her into a romantic mood. An acquaintance with a young photographer brings back the long-forgotten feeling of being in love.
The song “Between Earth and Sky” in the movie is performed by Ukrainian singer Pavel Tabakov.
Dad for Hire
- IMDB Rating – 6.3
- Genre: Comedy
- Production: Ukraine / 2008
- Director: Artem Litvinenko
- Starring: Sergey Garmash, Alyona Babenko, Miroslav Belonogyi, Irma Vitovskaya, Konstantin Vorobyev, Alexander Perkov, Tamara Plashenko, Taras Zhirko, Victor Shchur, Alexey Tritenko.
Irina, a successful businesswoman, single-handedly brings up her ten-year-old son Kirill. They live in a comfortable apartment in the city center, his mother does not refuse her son anything, he studies at a prestigious college. But only the boy does not feel happy, he looks with envy at his classmates, brought up in full families.
Mom has repeatedly told Kirill stories that his dad is a law enforcement officer. And then one day an unknown man runs into their apartment, fleeing from bandits. The boy has no doubt: this is his father.
The main roles in the movie played by Sergei Garmash and Alyona Babenko.
Cicuta
- Genre: Drama
- Production: Ukraine / 2003
- Director: Alexander Shapiro
- Starring: Vladimir Goryansky, Artem Aleksin, Alexander Prishchepa, Victor Okhonko, Yuri Nezdymenko, Anton Komyakhov, Konstantin Shaforenko
The movie, widely known in narrow circles, presents the stories of characters from the drug environment. The main character is a drug dealer Barocco. One day he receives a new psychedelic drug, which gives a long-lost feeling of being in paradise.
Barocco sets up a meeting to sell the product. But first he decides to try the drug himself. In the end, he never came to the buyers….
Cicuta is one of the most poisonous plants in the world.
Probable Cause for Murder
- Genre: Detective
- Production: Ukraine / 2009
- Director: Mark Gorobets
- Starring: Andrei Merzlikin, Svetlana Ustinova, Jan Tsapnik, Vladimir Goriansky, Inna Miroshnichenko, Vadim Utenkov, Daria Tregubova, Alexei Smolka, Maya Kuzmishina, Elena Krivda.
A girl Sasha and her brother, who was left without parents early on, ended up in an orphanage. They tried to be together and support each other, but one day they were separated. Roma wanted to take the girl for themselves, and the director of the institution gave them Sasha for a reward.
After a hard time spent at the gypsies, the girl gets into a strange special school. Here guys are trained to be professional killers. Sasha does not lose hope to find her brother, but first she has to fulfill a difficult task.
The movie starred famous actors: Andrei Merzlikin, Svetlana Ustinova, Jan Tsapnik and others.
Nightmare Principal, or School No. 5
- Genre: Comedy
- Production: Ukraine / 2019
- Director: Mila Pogrebyskaya
- Starring: Sergey Frolov, Taisia-Oksana Shchuruk, Vitaly Slutsky, Victoria Levchenko, Alexander Rudinsky, Dasha Astafieva, Fedor Gurinets, Oksana Stashenko, Galina Korneeva, Boris Knizhenko
Leonid Prygunov, deputy head of a high-security colony, is responsible for educational work. One mistake ruins his career, and he is left without a job. The same day his wife throws him out of the house.
But then fate gives him an unexpected opportunity – to become the director of school number 5, which is considered the most problematic in the city. Will Prygunov be able to find a common language with difficult teenagers and hold on to his new job?
The movie was the first feature film directed by Mila Pogrebyska.
Professor in Law
- IMDB Rating – 6.6
- Genre: Comedy, Crime
- Production: Ukraine / 2006
- Director: Alexey Lisovets
- Starring: Alexander Lykov, Olesya Zhurakovskaya, Andrey Fedortsov, Anastasia Basha, Philippa Peter, Semyon Strugachev, Alexander Tyutryumov, Alexey Tritenko, Diallo Tierno, Mikhail Kukuyuk.
Andrei Pavlovich, an aging professor of philology, has never been known for his strong character. He does not dare to object to an impudent neighbor and is afraid to confess his feelings to a woman he likes.
One day he meets a girl Katya, brings her to his place, and then it turns out that she is a professional prostitute. Further events develop rapidly: a pimp comes to the professor and arranges a scandal. But suddenly the violent guest is killed. His partner Dede demands an explanation, and Katya decides to pass Andrei Pavlovich off as a reputable gangster.
The plot of the movie is based on the play “Monsieur Amedée” by French playwright Alain Renaud Fourton.
Ivan Sila
- IMDB Rating – 7.5
- Genre: Adventure
- Production: Ukraine / 2013
- Budget: ₴ 15,560,000
- Director: Viktor Andrienko, Igor Pismenny
- Starring: Dmitry Khaladzhi, Victor Andrienko, Olga Sumskaya, Igor Pismenny, Vasyl Virastyuk, Vyacheslav Gindin, Ivanna Sakhno, Alexander Zadneprovsky, Alexander Grigoriev, Boris Barsky
The main character has a prototype, a Ukrainian strongman, circus performer Ivan Firtzak. In 1928, he received the title of the strongest man in the world. The athlete performed abroad and managed to build a successful career
But at the height of his popularity, he decided to return to his native country. In the life of young Ivan there were severe trials, which he managed to overcome. Difficulties only hardened his body and spirit and made him invincible.
Firtzak’s family came to the premiere screening, which took place in Uzhgorod. Among them was Bohdan, the youngest of the athlete’s ten children. He noted the external resemblance between his father and the hero on the screen.
5 Therapy
- Genre: Drama
- Production: Ukraine / 2017
- Worldwide Box Office: $5,293
- Director: Alisa Pavlovskaya
Stas Dombrovsky plays himself in a movie about a drug-dependent young man with HIV infection. He also became the author of the movie idea. Stas learned about his diagnosis at the age of 17, and this news drove him into despair. The guy began to use drugs and commit crimes even more. As a result, he ended up behind bars.
In addition to HIV infection, the young man was confirmed to have hepatitis and tuberculosis. He was transferred to Fifth Therapy, where the most severe patients were treated. When he was released from prison, he realized that he wanted to live.
Stas Dombrovsky spent a total of about 11 years in prison. The man managed to overcome his drug addiction and started to engage in public activities and journalism.
Don’t Rush Love!
- IMDB Rating – 5.8
- Genre: Comedy
- Production: Ukraine / 2008
- Director: Maxim Papernik
- Starring: Irina Pegova, Daniil Spivakovsky, Vladimir Abazopulo Jr., Snezhana Egorova, Juris Zagars, Olesya Zhurakovskaya, Olga Kogut, Galina Polskikh, Yuri Rudchenko, Anastasia Serdyuk.
After six years of relationship with her man, Katya suddenly discovers that he is a common womanizer. It turns out that he has two other women. The girl decides to find a new life partner, and in this she is helped by her friends. They advise to look for a candidate on the Internet, and it is desirable that the groom was a foreigner.
Katya herself must deal with her appearance, and first of all, she needs to lose weight. Her efforts were not in vain, and one day an American, Lyon, appears in her life.
The director of the picture – Maxim Papernik, known for the movie “Kushat served!”.
Lombard
- IMDB Rating – 6.8
- Genre: Comedy, Crime
- Production: Ukraine / 2013
- Budget: $3,000,000
- Director: Lubomir Levitsky
- Starring: Denis Nikiforov, Pavel Piskun, Denis Dadaev, Valery Legin, Olga Storozhuk, Igor Gnezdilov, Vasilisa Frolova, Sergei Romaniuk, Andriy Burym, Konstantin Koretskiy
The events unfold in the fictional town of Lemberg. The main characters of the adventure movie story are two brothers: Mark and Yasha Levin. They have a difficult fate, and everything in life they are used to achieve themselves, engaging in banditry. However, Mark listens to the voice of conscience and if possible tries to act honorably. Yasha is used to relying on his own intellect.
One day they learn that they are entitled to an inheritance – a famous pawnshop. But their uncle Felix is not going to part with the property.
Director and screenwriter Lubomir Levitsky created the script for 14 months.
An Evening Tale
- Genre: Melodrama, Family
- Production: Ukraine / 2007
- Director: Yuri Stytskovskiy
- Starring: Serafima Nizovskaya, Alexander Dedyushko, Alexey Buldakov, Yuri Stytskovsky, Sergey Demchenko, Roman Glushchenko, Tatyana Konovalova, Irina Kovalskaya, Alexander Kozhukhar, Sergey Kurkaev.
The boy Danya is brought up by his father, while his mother left the family long ago. All day long the child is left to himself, as his father Anton is busy running his business. Every evening the kid watches an evening TV program for children, where Aunt Masha smiles at him from the screen.
Danya becomes attached to her as to a native person. And one day a real miracle happens – his father gets acquainted with the TV presenter Masha. All three are happy, and it seems that life is getting better. But once Anton goes with his friends to the mountains, and there is an avalanche….
Alexander Dedyushko (Anton) and Dmitry Dedyushko (Danya) are both father and son in life.
A Tune for the Shuffleboard
- IMDB Rating – 6.8
- Genre: Drama
- Production: Ukraine / 2009
- Worldwide Box Office: $29,087
- Director: Kira Muratova
- Starring: Roma Burlaka, Elena Kostyuk, Natalia Buzko, Georgy Deliev, Renata Litvinova, Nina Ruslanova, Oleg Tabakov, Jean Daniel, Dmitry Krasilya, Yevgeny Yukhnovets.
Alyona and Nikita are half-brother and half-sister. Having lost their mother, the children decide to go to the city in search of their fathers. On their way they meet all kinds of people: some of them really want to help, but most of them just don’t care.
Christmas is approaching, and the kids are hoping for a miracle, which does not happen. In the end they realize that they can’t wait for a fairy tale in a soulless huge city and decide to leave here quickly.
Among the awards of the picture – Nika award in the nomination “Best Film of the CIS and Baltic States”.
Her Heart
- Genre: Melodrama
- Production: Ukraine / 2010
- Director: Oksana Taranenko
- Starring: Anastasia Mikulchina, Vladimir Zherebtsov, Nikolai Boklan, Olesya Vlasova, Larisa Rusnak, Olga Storozhuk, Alexander Suvorov, Daria Botsmanova, Ekaterina Kisten, Victoria Smacheliuk
A girl Vika works as a radio presenter. During one of the broadcasts she becomes ill. In the hospital, doctors discover a serious heart disease, the patient’s life is in danger.
However, soon there is a donor – it is a woman who died under the wheels of a car. The operation is successful, and now someone else’s heart beats in Vicky’s chest. Unexpectedly, the girl discovers a new ability to draw. And later other strange things begin to appear.
The main roles in the movie were played by Anastasia Mikulchina and Vladimir Zherebtsov.
