United Kingdom / Jun 20, 2025 / 18 / Sheffield DocFest
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Award-winning Ukrainian filmmaker and cinematographer Artem Ryzhykov transforms into a hardened professional soldier as he navigates the confusion, chaos, heartache and reality of modern warfare.
Genres
DocumentaryWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Простий солдат |
| Original language | Український (UK) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, English, Український |
| Production countries | Ukraine, United States of America, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 20 giugno 2025 |
| Production | James Packer, Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, John Battsek, Marcel Mettelsiefen, Isabel San Vargas, Drew Buckley, Carolina Ramirez, Andrew Corkin |
| Editing | Jesper Osmund, Inés Boffi Sae-Ammac |
| Cinematography | Ruslan Girin, Artem Ryzhykov |
| Assistant directors | Artem Ryzhykov, Juan Camilo Cruz |
| Camera operators | Ruslan Girin, Artem Ryzhykov |
| Additional photography | Ruslan Girin, Artem Ryzhykov |
| Music | Andres Velasquez, Úlfur Hansson |
| Sound | Andres Velasquez, Úlfur Hansson |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 11, 2025 / Toronto International Film Festival
Ukraine / Oct 02, 2025 / Odesa International Film Festival
United States / Oct 17, 2025 / Philadelphia Film Festival
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Germany / Oct 28, 2025 / DOK Leipzig
Taiwan / May 01, 2026 / Taiwan International Documentary Festival
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