France / May 13, 2025 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Ten years ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was just one of the many faces on Ukrainian television screens. He became a star thanks to the 2015 satirical series Servant of the People, in which he played a history teacher who becomes president. Four years later, what began as fiction became a reality. Follow the transformation of a popular TV comedian into a statesman on the frontlines of the Russian invasion. Archival footage, family photos, television appearances, and interviews with Zelensky and those closest to him create a multi-layered portrait of a man who always longed for a large audience. At the same time, the film places his personal development in the broader context of post-Soviet Ukraine, which is also searching for its own identity.
Main cast
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Zelensky |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Pусский, Український |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ARTE, Particules Docs, Java Films, CNC, LCP - Assemblée nationale |
| Release date | 13 maggio 2025 |
| Production | Guilaine Chenu |
| Writer | Lisa Vapné, Yves Jeuland, Ariane Chemin |
| Editing | Yvan Demeulandre |
| Cinematography | Thibault Delavigne |
| Assistant directors | Yves Jeuland, Lisa Vapné, Ariane Chemin |
| Camera operators | Thibault Delavigne |
| Additional photography | Thibault Delavigne |
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| Production design | Yoann Crez |
| Art direction | Yoann Crez |
| Set decoration | Yoann Crez |
| Music | Éric Slabiak, Bruno Lagoarde |
| Sound | Éric Slabiak, Bruno Lagoarde |
Release dates
Premiere
Czechia / Oct 27, 2025 / Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
United States / May 02, 2026 / DOC LANDS
TV
France / May 13, 2025 / ARTE (Thema)
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