Poland / Oct 12, 2019 / Warsaw Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Nina, 30, a Ukrainian language teacher who can't leave the city of Luhansk, occupied by separatists in Eastern Ukraine, is forced to undergo retraining courses for teaching Russian. Andrii, 17, is a student who was orphaned in the aftermath of the war. They cross paths when Nina witnesses Andrii being arrested by the police after hanging the Ukrainian flag from the roof of his school. Nina knows that because they live in a world of injustice and lies Andrii can stay in jail for a long time, and she risks her life to free him. As they gravitate towards each other, they try to remind people in the occupied territories that they deserve a future, too.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yaroslav Ihnatenko | Bogdan |
| Volodymyr Yamnenko | Zhora |
| Igor Kostin |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Забуті |
| Original language | Український (UK) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, Український |
| Production countries | Switzerland, Ukraine |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Directory Films, Jovera Pictures AG/SA, Lehmann Sisters, Ukrainian Institute |
| Release date | 9 ottobre 2019 |
| Production | Johannes Bösiger |
| Writer | Daria Onyshchenko, Claudia Lehmann |
| Assistant directors | Daria Onyshchenko |
| Production design | Volodymyr Romanov |
| Art direction | Volodymyr Romanov |
| Set decoration | Volodymyr Romanov |
| Budget | 625.000 € |
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| Revenue | 1420 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Ukraine / Aug 22, 2020 / Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
Theatrical release
South Korea / Oct 09, 2019
Ukraine / Sep 03, 2020
Digital
Brazil / May 13, 2021 / 14
TV
Switzerland / Mar 04, 2022 / SRF
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